In the first century CE, Roman authorities punished St. Apollonia by crushing her teeth one by one with pliers. Colin often thought about this in relationship to the monotony of dumping: we have thirty-two teeth. After a while, having each tooth individually destroyed probably gets repetitive, even dull. But it never stops hurting.
John GreenIโm not up for laughing, but their laughter makes the room feel safer, so we begin to explore.
John GreenThere is only one things in this world shittier than biting it from cancer when you're sixteen, and that's having a kid who bites it from cancer.
John GreenThe fourth way to get a boy to like you is to be yourself. Now, I am contractually obligated as an adult to give that advice, even though it doesn't work. But yeah, be yourself, even though no one has any idea what it means to be yourself. Like whose self would I otherwise be being?
John GreenThe pure and simple truth Is rarely pure and never simple. What's a boy to do When lies and truth are both sinful?
John GreenTuesdayโwe had school for the first time. Madame OโMalley had a moment of silence at the beginning of French class, a class that was always punctuated with long moments of silence, and then asked us how we were feeling. โAwful,โ a girl said. โEn franรงais,โ Madame OโMalley replied. โEn franรงais.
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