If it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?
Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.
My Sister's Keeper
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Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.
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