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Stop it! Just give me a second!”
“Alright, alright, everyone—” Hank flashed his palms like stop signs and then waved them around as if he were a city flagman exercising his authority to halt traffic. “Stand back, stand back—hands to yourself... in your pockets… there you go.” Hank loved the spotlight and demanded it whenever opportunity presented itself. For once, I actually welcomed his inflated need for attention. The pressing against my back let up, and my friends stepped aside.
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― Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
― Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
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That's what a dare does. It taunts you to take a different direction, to do something you never thought you could do, to jump, knowing that a million consequences could be on the other side of that dare, but that if you don't do it, you'll always wonder. And sometimes wondering is worse than consequences.
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― The Upside of Falling Down
― The Upside of Falling Down
