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There was a particular brand of humor employed by twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls, especially when they weren’t in the presence of boys: it was at once disgusting and innocent, bawdy and naive. When it wasn’t being used for ill—when no
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“If she is going to live, she's going to live differently this time.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“It is so much easier to sit in things and wait for something to save us.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“I mean, I just worry... I don't think about what I want, I just worry about what might happen to me and then figure out how to keep those things from happening.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“I didn’t want to be saved from myself. Nobody does! All we want is permission to stand there naked and be our damned selves.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“It is not an easy thing to do, walk away from what you’ve built and save yourself.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
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