She wanted him to see all of her and also none of her. She wanted him to be dazzled by the bits and blinded by the whole. She wanted him to see her whole and not in pieces. She had hopes that were hard to satisfy.
Ann BrasharesShy” was the sympathetic interpretation she got from older people. “Snotty” was the interpretation she got from people her own age.
Ann BrasharesHer vision of the world under the water represented a beautiful stillness, a version of heaven. It was the lost city of Lena, her alternate universe, the life she yearned for but didn't get to have.
Ann BrasharesAge is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life.
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