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1 " Now, suppose you tell me exactly what is going on,” Papa Pete began. “I don’t know where to start,” I said. “Try the beginning,” said Papa Pete. "
― Henry Winkler , I Got a "D" in Salami (Hank Zipzer, #2)
2 " I want you to listen to me, grandkids,” he said. “People are just people. They make mistakes. A guy orders a tuna on rye, and you bring him a roast beef on wheat. It happens. "
3 " Zip, buddy, I wish there was a magic word I could say to make this better,” he said. “There is a magic word,” said Papa Pete, “and it works every time. It’s called the truth. "
4 " Do you know that one out of every five kids has learning challenges? I’m sure I had them, too, but when I was growing up, no one even knew there was such a thing. "
5 " Cheer up, Zip,” Frankie said to me, as we sat down at our table in the lunchroom. “So, you’re not a speller. Big deal.” “I’m also not an adder or a subtracter or a reader or a writer,” I said. “Let’s face it, Frankie. I’m a school flop. "