"Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?"
"Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for sure. But it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office."
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Source: Simone Elkeles (2011). “Leaving Paradise”, p.279, North Star Editions, Inc.
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