“Seeds aren't alive," Anthony says. "Everything, even you, starts as a seed." "I didn't," Billy said. "I was a dinosaur," Ian says. "A dinosaur started as a seed," I say. "No way," Billy says, but he's down on his knees now with the other kids, punching his seeds into the ground the way Tommy has told them to.”
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“I've often thought the world saves its very best weather for days when you feel like everything has gone wrong.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Maybe I love you," he says, and I can't tell if it's a joke or truly what he's thinking. "And maybe not. Who knows?" he says with a coy smile. "Certainly not me.”
― Under the Watsons' Porch
― Under the Watsons' Porch
“UR doing what's right for U. That's all U can do.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Everything is changing. It has to. You can’t stop time. All you can do is point yourself in a direction and hope the wind will let you get there. Another maritime metaphor. I am truly a local’s worst nightmare. But the point stands: change happens.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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