What were you like," I asked her. "we're you happy? Or were you smiling because they told you to?
Gabrielle ZevinIt was a nice day, and I don't mean that it was sunny either. It was humid and not too cool, like winter was getting annoyed with itself and wanted it to be spring just as much as everyone else.
Gabrielle ZevinI let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of all human emotions was self-pity.
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