"When you're eleven you think every idea is born with you, that no one ever tried it the right way before. Your example, your own honesty, will make you a hero to everyone who knows you - and better, it will make people come to their senses and stop telling vicious lies about each other."

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Source : Elana Dykewomon (2013). “Beyond the Pale: A Novel”, p.42, Open Road Media

Elana Dykewomon

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