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“The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.”
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“Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair -- Look at what's really there.”
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“A painting is more than the sum of the parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you’ve got magic.”
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“You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.”
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“Girls don’t fight fair. They pull your hair and gauge you and pinch you; then they run off gasping to mommy when you try and defend yourself with a fist. Then you get locked into time out, and for what? No, my friend, the secret is, don’t snap at the bait. Let it dangle. Swim around it. Laugh it off. After a while they’ve given up and try to lure someone else.”
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Ximena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ximena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
32 books
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20 friends
28 books
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22 friends
335 books
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29 friends
27 books
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16 friends
21 books
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14 friends
22 books
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23 friends
2 books
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14 friends
26 books
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24 friends
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