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“It’s just that … this kind of thing, it’s life-changing. You see these shootings on the news and there’s no follow-up. You don’t know what becomes of the victims, their families, the shooter’s family. There is a whole network of people, ...more
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Elizabeth Strout
“Who knows why people are different? We are born with a certain nature, I think. And then the world takes its swings at us.”
Elizabeth Strout, Lucy by the Sea

Neil Gaiman
“I hope you'll make mistakes. If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something.”
Neil Gaiman, Make Good Art

Khaled Hosseini
“For you, a thousand times over”
Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Emily Dickinson
“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”
Emily Dickinson

Iain Cameron Williams
“A man who plants a tree could never be called a pessimist.”
Iain Cameron Williams, The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue

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