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Memories are precious ... they help tell us who we are.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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Yes," he said. "You were strong. You were brave. You were good. You mattered.
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Katherine Applegate (The Beginning (Animorphs, #54))
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You can't have real pain without real love. You can't feel grief and loss and hurt without real love. Love is the only way you can ever be really hurt deep down.
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Katherine Applegate (Beach Blondes: June Dreams / July's Promise / August Magic (Summer, #1-3))
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Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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They think I'm too old to cause trouble.
Old age is a powerful disguise.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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Homework, I have discovered, involves a sharp pencil and thick books and long sighs.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))
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Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.
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Katherine Applegate (The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1))