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1 " How can it be hard and easy at the same time?” asked Omar.“It's like a really tall wall,” said Anja. “It might be hard to climb, but there's no flying crocodiles to fight off while you do it. "
― Dan Wells , Bluescreen (Mirador, #1)
2 " Your Overworld persona is a hero,” said Bao. “Heartbeat is a hero. Calaca's a psychopath, but he was right about one thing — the internet is the real world. What you do there matters, and what you do here matters. I've seen you spend days nursing a sick sister back to health; I've seen you work triple shifts in this restaurant to pay your family's mortgage. You took Gabi to ballet when your parents were too scared to send her. Three nights ago you ran into the middle of a freeway to rescue your friend. You're not just a hero, Mari, you're my hero. If anyone can figure this out, it's you. "
3 " Despiertate, mija, it's time to get up. I'm grounded, remember? I'm staying in bed all day. We've changed the parameters of your grounding. You're helping us in the restaurant today. Ay, Mami. Get up. Here's your San Juanito shirt, all clean and ready to go. Papi grounded me to my room, you can't just change it. I don't think you understand how authority works. Now come on, vámonos. The other kids are all asleep, so the shower's free. You've got fifteen minutes. No human being can shower in fifteen minutes. It's quantifiably impossible. Sixteen, then. Rápido, or I'll throw a bag of frozen carrots under your blanket. "
4 " The online world has subsumed the physical one. We live in the future. "
