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“Nothing could quiet a happy crowd of kids like Mr. Holgren's unannounced appearance -- he loved superintending; he was made for it. So when he marched in that morning with a determined look on his face, we froze. Boys and girls recognize sinister as handily as dogs do. Here it was. My best guess now is he'd got it in his head to try "relating" to us -- but when he produced a paper pilgrim's hat from behind his back and put it on his own head, I think we all nearly bolted.”
― Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

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“Sometimes you know before you know.”
― Elizabeth Berg, Range of Motion

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“there is nothing to be done.

only accept it...

and hurt.”
― Peter McWilliams, How to Survive the Loss of a Love

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“I sat evaluating
myself.

I decided
to lie down.”
― Melba Colgrove, How to Survive the Loss of a Love

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“...and that's how the tournament started, the Million Dollar World Series of Monopoly...

...Jess and Pete thought alike -- like city boys, my father would have said, looking for the payoff in a situation rather than the pitfall. Rose and Ty and I played like farmers, looking for pitfalls, holes, drop-offs, something small that will tip the tractor, break it, eat into your time, your crop, the profits that already exist in your mind, and not only as a result of crop projections and long-range forecasts, but also as an ideal that has never been attained, but could be this year.”
― Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres

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