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1 " I’m just really happy,” he says, rolling away from me and leaning up on his elbow. “I’m so happy it makes me want to hide, because I don’t know what to do with it all. I want to store it up and save it for winter.” “But winter just ended.” “Fine, I want to store it up and save it for when I don’t feel like it’s bursting from every single one of my pores. I didn’t know this was possible. To feel this way.” I lean up on my elbow to face him, smiling. “What? Are you going to make fun of me?” Gideon asks. Someone shushes us from a nearby blanket, so I pitch my voice low and whisper in his ear. “I can’t make fun of you because I feel the exact same way.” We "
― Sandy Hall , Been Here All Along
2 " We're not that kind of parents, Gideon" my mom says. "We want you to be healthy and happy and mostly just not to die alone. "
3 " I have zero desire to bounce. "
4 " Kind of bored and sort of sad. "