"Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?"
"Say something, Amy," Miranda insists. "Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better." "Okay, Miranda. I've got it." I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. "At least I'm not dead." How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better."
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Source: Simone Elkeles (2011). “Leaving Paradise”, p.201, North Star Editions, Inc.
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