There are family mysteries I cannot solve. There are family mysteries I am unwilling to solve.
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Zum Autor"He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing."
"My sister is running away to get lost, but I am running away because I want to find something. And my parents love me so much that they want to help me. Yeah, Dad is a drunk and Mom is an ex-drunk, but they don't want their kids to be drunks."
"If it's fiction, then it better be true."
"I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else."
"Like officer Dave.He's never said much about his life, but I can tell he's scarred. And he knows I'm scarred too. The wounded always recognize the wounded. We can smell each other."
"What if someone picks on me?' I askedThen I'll pick on them'.What if someone picks my nose?' I asked.The I'll pick your nose, too' Rowdy said."