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"Listening to the sections where Waldo tries to reach out to her mom is heartbreaking. The love is there but it doesn’t mean anything :(" — Jan 21, 2026 05:07AM
"Listening to the sections where Waldo tries to reach out to her mom is heartbreaking. The love is there but it doesn’t mean anything :(" — Jan 21, 2026 05:07AM
“So you’re like Mrs. Quintana.” “It might surprise you to know that we have a lot of things in common.” “Yeah,” I said, “you both think your sons are the most beautiful boys in the world. You don’t get out much, do you, Mom?”
“His cup of tea did not include the dregs, though the dregs are the tea. His brew was nothing but vapor.”
― Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
― Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
“Nothing fills a child with bloodlust faster than a game of musical chairs.”
― Wish You Weren't Here
― Wish You Weren't Here
“Man,” he says, shaking his head, “I forgot you’re Filipino.” “Huh?” “You’re basically white.”
― Patron Saints of Nothing
― Patron Saints of Nothing
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