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10. 'I believe they do care, but not in any way that benefits the groups affected. They care about themselves. About control. About manipulation in media, in polling, in the spreading of fear until subservience is not only a relief, but a welcome one at that'

9. ...perhaps that’s the point: the trials and tribulations of life weigh heavily upon us, but we find people to help lighten the load.

The kids' discussion on vegetarianism cracked me up.

7. If you go into a situation expecting the worst, it may cloud your ability to see what good can come from it.

6. We all have monsters inside of us. The difference between us is that I let mine come out to play.

5. "It’s understood that one should never strike a pet such as a dog because it’s cruel, but when it comes to children, we’re supposed to think that it’s for their own good and they’ll turn out just fine?"

4. "When we live in fear, it controls us. Every decision we make is smothered by it."

3. “Let them listen to what joy sounds like. Maybe they’ll learn a thing or two.”

2. "You want me lost, but I am found in the breaths I take, in the spaces between heartbeats. I am found because I refuse to be in black and white, or any shade of gray. I am color. I am fire. I am the sun, and I will burn away the shadows until only light remains. And then you will have no choice but to see me."

“All I can do is tell you that things will be different this time around. I will give the children what I never had: a place to be whoever they want to be, no matter what they can do or where they come from.”

Ay, no quiero que se acabe este librooo! Creo que me demoraré un buen tiempo en procesar todo. Que nivel!

Todo el capítulo es fuerte, pero la escena al final es 🤯

La escena de la cena familiar fue el fondo más fondo del machismo de todos y todas. Que horror.