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21 " Even when life’s downright lousy, most kids are still so resilient because…well, I guess ’cause they don’t know any different. It’s like they only realize how unfair their lives are if you tell them. "
― Kristina McMorris , Sold on a Monday
22 " Sometimes he wondered what else he’d sold on that Monday. His principles? His integrity? "
23 " No man wants a daily reminder of the hardships that in a blink could be his own, nor to carry the shame of being unable, or unwilling, to help those in need. Such burdens were easier to discard when not planted outside your window. "
― Kristina McMorris , The Edge of Lost
24 " Even when life’s downright lousy, most kids are still so resilient because…well, I guess ’cause they don’t know any different. It’s like they only realize how unfair their lives are if you tell them. And even then, all they need is the smallest amount of hope and they could do just about anything they set their minds to… "
25 " Shan supposed, in many ways, memory was the same: a collection of scraps, pieced together one by one. Whether useful or comforting, rough or sharp edged, combined as a whole they provided a semblance of security. Identity, even. Until wiped away. "
26 " A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” —Henrik Ibsen "
27 " There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth.” —Dorothy Thompson "
28 " Besides, what would a Catholic do if he didn’t suffer from guilt over one sin or another? "
29 " Yes, yes. You’ll be fine,” she said. “But will you be happy? "
30 " the New York Herald Tribune. "
31 " throwing a conniption "
32 " An inappropriate relationship,” she stated. “With our daughter. "
33 " Photography is the art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” —Elliott Erwitt "
34 " note, neither of them mentioning his predecessor’s "
35 " if you’d like.” True, her discussion with the orphanage director hadn’t been fruitful—not directly so—but it had given her practice. “I need to fix this.” He sounded dutiful as he angled to face her. “They’ve had him only a few months. If they’ll just agree to speak with Geraldine, I’m sure they’ll understand. She’s a caring, decent person. And she’s Calvin’s real mother. How in good conscience could they say no?” “They couldn’t,” Lily agreed. "
36 " Brooklyn, and off he went. "
37 " the Cyclone on Coney Island. "
38 " his tenement would "
39 " her low odds, "
40 " Gamma.” He "