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Hardly ever did it matter if you brushed your hair before driving to the grocery store, rarely did you work in an office where you cared what more than two or three people thought of you. At Ault, caring about everything was draining, but it was also exhilarating.

— Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld Prep (2005)

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I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.

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I forgot, over and over, that the fact of my wanting something wasn’t enough to make it happen.

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As for the politics here, what can you do? There’s a lot of posturing, but it’s all kind of meaningless.

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Before or after your stole my best friend? But the real question is if you were using me to get to Martha all along, or if you just took an opportunity when you saw it.

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I believed then that if you had a good encounter with a person, it was best not to see them again for as long as possible.

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