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Before that she hadn’t realized how fragile happiness was, how if you were careless, you could knock it over and shatter it. (p273)

— Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You (2014)

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Here is a prayer: As you gain power, may you never forget what it’s like to not have power.

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“Everyone sees race, Lex," said Moody. "The only difference is who pretends not to.” (Chapter 4, p42)

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People decide what you're like before they even get to know you” (p193)

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In the dark they are careful of each other, as if they know they are fragile, as if they know they can break. (p283)

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