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Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.Katherine Paterson
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You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't.Katherine Paterson
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You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like.Katherine Paterson
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Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed.Katherine Paterson
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When my husband died, people kept telling me not to cry. People kept trying to help me to forget. But I didn't want to forget... So I realize, that if it's hard for me, how much harder it must be for you.Katherine Paterson
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Church always seemed the same. Jess could tune it out the same way he tuned out school, with his body standing up and sitting down in unison with the rest of the congregation but his mind numb and floating, not really thinking or dreaming but at least free.Katherine Paterson
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It's crazy isn't it?" She shook her head. "You have to believe it, but you hate it. I don't have to believe it, and I think it's beautiful." She shook her head again. "It's crazy.Katherine Paterson