From what I could see, the hardwood was just fine. Then again, I'd just see a windmill and an open sky, too, never feeling the need to conquer either. You think it's all obvious and straightforward, this world. But really, it's all in who is doing the looking.
Sarah DessenThere was something striking about a single key. It was like a question waiting to be answered, a whole missing a half. Useless on its own, needing something else to be truly defined.
Sarah DessenMaybe my sister and I shared more than we thought. We were both waiting and wishing for something we couldn't completely control: I wanted to be alone, and she the total opposite. It was weird, really, to have something so contrary in common. But at least it was something.
Sarah DessenI knew that it wouldnโt last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.
Sarah DessenBut as i lay there, it only seemes like silence filling my ears. And the thing was, it was so freaking loud.
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