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"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I found joy in the things that made me happy."

"I do not miss childhood, but I miss he way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I found joy in he things that made me happy."

"The dream was haunting me: standing behind me, present and yet invisible, like the back of my head, simultaneously there and not there."

This book is completely amazing. Neil Gaiman is a genius.

"Adults follow paths. Children explore."