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Night Swimmers

by Roisin Maguire

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“It was the strangest things, how happiness came out of nowhere and inflated your soul.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale

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“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

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“...you never know what's going to happen next. It keeps you on your toes. That's what Granny says. And it's important to be on your toes because you just never know what might happen next in this world.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale

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“As soon as Beverly said the words, Raymie knew that they were true. Louisiana’s singing would win any contest. And Raymie wanted Louisiana to win. She wanted her to become Little Miss Central Florida Tire.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale

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“But as Raymie stood in Ida Nee’s backyard, next to Louisiana and Beverly, it did not feel like her soul was shriveling at all.
It felt more like it was filling up - becoming larger, brighter, more certain.”
― Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale

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