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Average rating: 4.23 · 5,168 ratings · 1,010 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
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“Sandro can't smile small.”
James Acker, The Long Run

“I wish there was a movie of my life. Something I could turn on when I wanted to know what was coming. Even if it meant I'd know the ending, at least I'd know what to do next. But there aren't movies for boys like me. Growing up I could never find myself in the Hollywood endings or music montages. I wasn't giving speeches at prom, or racing to the airport. I grew up watching movies for other boys, learning from the wrong playbook. Stealing notes from someone else's paper. Maybe that's my problem.”
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“And the way Sandro smiled. I think that’s how I knew it was true. That I wanted it. That I wasn’t sorry. That I’d drive that kid anywhere he asked me to. Because what a fucking smile.”
James Acker, The Long Run

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“Sandro can't smile small.”
James Acker, The Long Run

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