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“On still another road, a green-haired man wobbled by on peppermint-stick stilts; a fiery-plumed bird of paradise perched on his shoulder. But he's not in this story, so don't pay any attention to him.”
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
“Frederic had imagined this moment - him running to Ella with open arms, calling her name - but being as winded as he was, doubled over with his hands on his knees, all he could do was nod in her general direction.”
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
“You can swim, too." he says. "Where did you learn that in District Twelve?"
"We have a very big bathtub.”
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"We have a very big bathtub.”
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“Wild card, got it," Duncan said. "Just like in Crazy Eights. I can be a diamond; I can be a spade. Whatever you need me to be, I'm that thing. That is so me.”
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
― The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
“I really wanted to take her photo, so I walked up to the nearest adult and asked, 'Does she belong to you?' Suddenly the music stopped, and I heard: 'I belong to myself!”
― Humans of New York
― Humans of New York
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