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“I have my story. The twins will have theirs.

Stories, it seems to me, are living things. Once you set them free, they're like offspring. They have destinies of their own.

They're no longer your responsibility.

They belong to the world.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

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“Stories help us ready ourselves. For joy, for sorrow, for growth. They teach us empathy. They let us practice being better humans.

Sadly battles over children's access to books have increasingly put librarians and teachers on the front lines. But in the end, locking up books always fails because words have wings. Stories, as Ivan comes to realize, have a way of taking flight one way or another....as long as we have free libraries and dedicated teachers, loving parents, and curious children, I know we'll be okay.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

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“It’s been a long time now since she passed away. You’d think the missing would end. But it doesn’t. It just softens around the edges. Instead of a hurting place to avoid, it becomes a healing place to seek out.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Family

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