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1 " In the morning I woke like a sloth in the fog. "
― Leslie Connor , Waiting for Normal
2 " I'm an All-Point Bulletin --alerting and alarming--Both sides of town line. "
― Leslie Connor , Dead on Town Line
3 " You are always going to love him," she said. " You're stuck with that. "
― Leslie Connor , The Things You Kiss Goodbye
4 " Knowing what you love is smart. "
― Leslie Connor , The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
5 " Got me thinking. I know what I love too. Family and friends. All the ones here and all ones gone. I love my dog, and this orchard, and a crumbledown house. Funny thing. The way that feels. It's not dark, unlucky, or stupid. Tell you what. Stupid can go sit on the head of a pink somewhere. Knowing what you love is smart." -Mason "
6 " my ancestors didn't fight there way to the top of the food chain to look down and see me eating leaves "
― Leslie Connor
7 " He has the best tail that ever grew off the back of any dog. "
8 " عسلک، باز هم ار پل ها عبور کن و از پشت درها سرک بکش. دنیا خیلی خیلی بزرگ است. "
9 " When we serve our communities well, the ripple is felt throughout humanity. "
― Leslie Connor , All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
10 " Tell you what. "
11 " Stupid can go sit on the head of a pin somewhere. "
12 " Say what you will. But a person just cannot know what he doesn't know. And you can't always see that a bad thing is going to happen before it happens. If you could, no bad would ever come. "
13 " Makes me laugh because it is true. I have noticed that quite a lot of times. True things are funny. (p190) "
14 " Ms. Binny says, "Those are your words. You're writing, Mason! Come do it every day. This can be your journal. It's the story of you. "
15 " No wishing for pincher eyes to hold the letters in place. No blinking to clear a mess. "
16 " I figured I could say this to Helena; her boobs were ahead of my boobs. “My puberty book says there’s no way to stop ’em.” I paused. “Darn things could get huge!” I opened my eyes wide. "
17 " It looks like there’s a different world inside those gates.” “Hmm. Gates’ll do that. Just like bridges,” Soula said. "
18 " The dictionary,” I explained. “A hero is someone who sets themselves apart from others. You know—someone who is strong or shows courage, takes a risk. And I know Webster’s is probably talking about well known heroes. Like from the newspapers and history books. Inventors and athletes and people like Martin Luther King.” “Uh-huh.” Soula was still listening. “But don’t you think it’s possible . . .”—I twisted up my face—“…that every person is a hero to someone else?” I said. "
19 " You are always going to love him, she said " You're stuck with that. "
20 " Pain is . . . a message. True for heart, body, and soul. "
