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1 " It was supposed to be a simple picnic. It'd been two months since Hazel, on her stepfather's orders, broke things off with Gray. "
― Nic Stone , Hazel and Gray (Faraway Collection)
2 " But the thing about people who are perceived to be unexceptional is that they are frequently underestimated. "
3 " Hänsel said to Grethel, “We shall soon find the way,” but they did not find it. They walked the whole night and all the next day too from morning till evening, but they did not get out of the forest . . . —“Hänsel and Grethel,” translated by Margaret Raine Hunt "
4 " The trouble started some six months back, when Hazel’s mother began seeing a monster. "
5 " His voice made Hazel think of a square of butter gliding across the top of a warm biscuit. Too perfect. And then his strange eyes trekked over the hills and valleys of Hazel’s terrain. "
6 " A rich, white widower (according to him) taking interest in a black woman without a cent to her name made perfect sense, once you saw Hazel’s mother. Her beauty made her a prize. "
7 " Gray cared because he hadn’t been cared for. He was attentive because he’d wanted someone to pay attention. "
8 " Hazel didn’t like it, but she also didn’t object. So well-adjusted to . . . adjusting was Hazel that she always complied without a hint of resistance. "
9 " But the thing about people who are perceived to be unexceptional is that they are frequently underestimated. Gray’s greatest strength is his grayness—that uncanny ability to be nothing special, to fade into the background, blend into the landscape. "
10 " And when Gray recognized his stepfather’s face in profile, he’d almost leaped up from the table. "
11 " There’s a rough road ahead for Hazel and Gray, Gray knows. But for now, they’re just two kids who got lost in the woods. "