E.L. Konigsburg...I didn't run away to come home the same. -Claudia
About This Quote
When Claudia said, “...I didn't run away to come home the same.,” she was clearly referring to the fact that she had changed dramatically while she was gone. She was saying that by taking a step back, she had become a more realistic person. She was also expressing the idea that while she may have been the same person on the outside, on the inside, things were very different.
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