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1 " Some mornings when I wake up, it takes a long time to remember who I am. Like, it takes a while for everything that's happened in last month to download into my brain. It's nice, not knowing. Even if it's just for five minutes. "
― Scott Westerfeld , So Yesterday
2 " Sometimes the facts in my head get bored and decide to take a walk in my mouth. Frequently this is a bad thing. "
3 " Never give us what we really want. Cut the dream into pieces and scatter them like ashes. Dole out the empty promises. Package our aspirations and sell them to us, cheaply made enough to fall apart. "
4 " You fiddle lucker!' she cried. "
5 " Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death. "
6 " I took a rant-sized breath. "
7 " Your public-spiritedness is appreciated, I assure you. "
8 " Jen's an impact player, a spoiled brat, a royal pain-in-the-ass, and she rewires me like nothing else. "
9 " The guy walking past was wearing a shit five sizes too big (innovated by gangbangers to hide guns in their waistbands), shorts down below his knees (innovated by surfers to keep their thighs from getting sunburned), and oversized shoes (innovated by skaters to save their feet from injury). "
10 " And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?'Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe. Only one in twenty viewers actually had a bad reaction. And it was mostly kids who were affected. I mean younger than you guys. I think the average age was about ten.'That made me feel somewhat better.But that was a kid's show,' said Jen. 'Maybe it affects everyone, but not that many adults were watching.'That made me feel less better. I wanted my protective bangs back. "
11 " They'll be fine," Wickersham said. "Practice makes perfect."I had to ask. "You practice running away?""We knew we'd make enemies. Other organizations have fire drills; we have oh-shit-someone-found-our-ass drills. "
12 " And you know, these things don't last forever.'I know, Mandy. Nothing does.'That's the spirit. "
