“Old age,” she says, “is a powerful disguise.”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves and smelling of a thousand hands, back and forth and back again. They hunt frantically, stalking, pushing, grumbling. Then they leave, clutching bags filled with things—bright things, soft things, big things—but no matter how full the bags, they always come back for more.”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“Everyone has parents. It's unavoidable.”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“nature”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
“Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have—”
― The One and Only Ivan
― The One and Only Ivan
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