Ian was the kind of smart that makes your straight A student look like she’d drown in a wet paper bag. Ian was the kind of smart that scares people.

Matt K. Turner
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English teacher Alan Matson described Ian, his student, as "the kind of smart that makes your straight A student look like she'd drown in a wet paper bag. Ian was the kind of smart that scares people." He was the kid who could take any subject and make it interesting for other students.

Source: Genesis

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