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Vivi, “This is going to be a disaster. I’m so excited!”
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Iconic

Vivi, “I’m pretty sure when you’re this rich you pay somebody else to sweat for you.”
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lol

Anna points at me again. "Okay, I see that look, and so let me ask: what
manner of clothes are required on this trip?"
I sigh. "My mother keeps a pair of Gucci slides by the back door to wear
to take the recycling out."
"I'm proud of her for not making the butler do it"
"He gets off work at six."
Her expression deflates. "Oh."
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😂

I would make such a good ghost.
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😂

Ms. Sommers, “Sommerland may hav many important rules, but they can all be broken in the name of magic.”
… mhm, sure they can😒

Cuuuute💕

That’s a funny animation of kitty wise

WEAR GLOVES when handling food!!!!

Before I forget, I do think it's funny that merchandise seems like the "esteemed" job in this context. To be fair, it's WAY better than food, so I get it low-key lol

The team member entrance. "It felt like entering the enchanted land through my own magic portal."
It's the ONE part of the park that smells like garbage (old sour cream) and is dirty and dull. NOT magic.
Also, no security gaurd. No one cares THAT much who goes through.

Ew. He (love interest) can go.

I remember being annoyed reading this section when I first read it because the employees *claps* had *claps* a *claps* point! You can enjoy your job and still complain about what sucks. OR you can just not like your job because it's not all you expected it to be! People are allowed to complain, no toxic positivity here!
In context, it *is* better. Also, I'm thinking how I'd react at 17. Probably similar.

Having a name badge is pretty cool...

Having a name badge is pretty cool...

This feels like what someone would THINK a Disney park orientation would be like. Yeah, it's tedious, boring 9that was freakin' accurate), but most of what I remember were their instuctions on how to lift a box (thrilling!). Or their five keys (none of which I remember.

Anna Green? Like Anne of green gables??

"Oh no, I'm fine!" I assure her. "I barely know him."
Candi stares at me. "What?"
I point at the apartment behind me. "Family housing. He was just a random dude I married so I could live here. Thank you, though."
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HAHA

I welcome her to this great big beautiful life.
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SWEET

I find myself thinking that maybe every bit of heartbreak in life can be rearranged and used for something beautiful. That it doesn't really matter whether I chose this path or I was born onto it, so long as I stop and appreciate the path itself.
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Aww

Half him. Half me. Entirely her own.
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I love this view on children.🥹

I’m not angry with him, but I’m *angry*, and it’s seeping into everything else, poisoning it.
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I like this, it puts things into perspective. Anger isn’t just justice, it destroys. Especially if taken too far.

Lawrence's guilt over failing the people he loved, and Gerald's anger over the love that always remained out of his reach, and Freddy's fear of not being enough for the ones who mattered most.
The terror of what happens if you ask for something someone’s not able to give you.
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“The Story”’s takeaway in a nutshell.

* Nicollet: The person you'd do anything for. The only one who could make you give it all up.*
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Ooooooo

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Margaret, “When you don’t have the people who love you around, reminding you of who you are, that story feels bigger and realer than anything else. You lose yourself inside the character with your name and face.”
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:(

So JODY is Margaret’s niece

The love of strangers was mercurial. You did nothing to earn it and so could do nothing to prevent it from vanishing, or sourcing it into hatred.
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Can happen too I bet with people who “think” they know you. Friends, relatives, partners, etc

THE STORY | The Accident

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It didn't make sense to him. He'd always been so thoroughly a part of the world that he saw these people-the writers, the photog-raphers, the anchors, the reviewers-as peers, acquaintances.
It had felt good to him to believe that they loved him, and it tore him up to feel now that they hated him. You couldn't buy into one side without making room for the other.
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I love this perspective. (It’s fascinating)