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1 " Lately I’d been wondering what piece Mum took with her when she died, and I’d been thinking about the Winnie I would have been if she hadn’t. "
― Danielle Binks , The Year the Maps Changed
2 " Maps lie.Or at least, they don’t always tell the truth.They’re like us humans that way. "
3 " I was eleven when everything started and twelve by the end. But that’s another way that maps don’t tell the whole truth – because it felt like the distance I travelled was a lot further than that. "
4 " my mum used to say that you had two hands:one to help yourself,and one t help others". then she sighed "though sometimes i wonder if the hand we use to help others moves a bit slower and with less purpose than the one we use to help ourselves". "
5 " Anika had the door halfway closed, but she paused at my question.‘My mum used to say that you have two hands: one to help yourself, and one to help others. So yes, I think it’s a good thing.’ Then she sighed. ‘Though sometimes I wonder if the hand we use to help others moves a bit slower and with a little less purpose than the one we use to help ourselves.’And with that, she closed the door. "
