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“But Sadie and Sam wanted Ichigo's journey to be reflected in their character. Ichigo ages and takes the damage inflicted by the narrative and time itself, and by the end of the story, when they finally make it home, after about seven years away, they are unrecognizable to their family. Ichigo returns home exhausted, weary ten-year-old who has battled the ocean, the city, the tundra, and even the underworld. They stand on the doorstep of their home, and they hold their quivering hand over the door, afraid to knock. Eventually, Ichigo's mother lets them in, but the mother doesn't recognize them.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“The crowd leaned forward when he spoke, laughed at his jokes, spontaneously broke into applause. They loved him. He was more handsome in front of a crowd; his limp, less apparent; his voice, warm and authoritative. It was as if all these years Sam had been waiting for an audience. Sadie marveled at his transformation. Where had her introverted partner gone? Who was this raconteur? Who was this clown?
And next to him, Sadie felt herself diminish.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“But the longer Sadie knew Marx, the more she thought Sam hadn't truly understood the nature of Marx's good fortune. Marx was fortunate because he saw everything as if it were a fortuitous bounty.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Within this simplicity is a near infinite complexity, and that is why it's a favorite with mathematicians and programmers.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow