They introduced themselves as Jackson and Jillson. Reynie extended his hand. “My name’s—” “There’ll be time for that,” Jillson said, turning away. “Let’s get moving. We’ll take you to your rooms first so you can dump your luggage.”
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“Life is tricky. We have to muddle through the hard spots, hoping that they will pass quickly and that we will gain some understanding and perspective, and be better equipped to handle them the next time they come around. And then we strive as best we can to appreciate the great times while we are living them.”
― Friendship List #2: 12 Before 13
― Friendship List #2: 12 Before 13
“We have only died if you forget us. —anonymous epitaph SPANISH CIVIL WAR MASS GRAVE”
― The Fountains of Silence
― The Fountains of Silence
“I think when we plan too much, we kind of miss the moment. And then we freak out when things don’t go exactly the way we planned them. Because there’s literally no way for anything to ever go exactly as we plan it. It’s just not possible.”
― Friendship List #2: 12 Before 13
― Friendship List #2: 12 Before 13
“Not everything that is faced can be changed,’” Daddy says, and then Hana cuts in and says, “‘But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
― A Good Kind of Trouble
― A Good Kind of Trouble
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