"It's easy to remember only the good parts of people if you never see them. Real people are much more complicated."
"When someone is upset, it’s not a good time to bring up your own problems."
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Source: Karen Hesse, Cynthia Rylant, Cynthia Lord, Ann M. Martin (2013). “Scholastic Newbery Collection”, p.626, Scholastic Inc.
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