If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise and flood the city.
Ruta SepetysHe threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes.
Ruta SepetysI stared at the enormous homes, the landscaping and flower beds immaculate. It was as if dollar bills, instead of leaves, hung from the trees.
Ruta SepetysSometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. The important thing is to start.
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