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This is why we all fight so hard. Not just for the vote, but for an equal opportunity in the world.Sharon Biggs Waller
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Not at all. You look as though magic has taken hold of you. It must be magic because I don't know how you can draw like that. I can barely manage a stick figure.Sharon Biggs Waller
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Without any warning, tears filled my eyes. No one had ever given me such a kind and thoughtful gift before. I pictured Will going into the shop, looking over the books, and then discovering the very one he knew I would love. I even pictured him watching as the clerk wrapped the volume in brown paper. I wondered if the clerk had tied the green bow on it or if Will had gone into a notion shop and chosen it himself. These were all small things, but kindness was built of small things.Sharon Biggs Waller
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For opportunity is nothing if you don't grab it by both hands.Sharon Biggs Waller
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If I’m going to be a student here, treated on equal terms, then I have to be willing to do everything that they do, ” I said. “There can’t be two sets of expectations, one for them and one for me, the only girl in the class. How will I earn their esteem if I don’t pose?Sharon Biggs Waller
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I've decided that I'm going to collect as many spiders in a jar as I can and then pour them all over you, William Flecter. Seeing as how it's good to face your fears.Sharon Biggs Waller
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This is why we all fight so hard. Not just for the vote, but for an equal opportunity in the world. A vote is a voice. I think you underestimate yourself, Queenie. This is your fight, same as it is mine.Sharon Biggs Waller