“ The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eightgrade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy. ”
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“ Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare. ”
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“ It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late. ”
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“ ...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run. ”
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“ You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done. ”
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“ Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road. ”
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“ What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were. ”
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“ A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic. ”
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“ It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late. ”
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“ A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic. ”
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“ You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done. ”
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“ What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic. ”
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