A small olive-skinned creature who had hit puberty but never hit it ve…

John Green
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A small olive-skinned creature who had hit puberty but never hit it very hard, Ben had been my best friend since fifth grade, when we both finally owned up to the fact that neither of us was likely to attract anyone else as a best friend. ✨ John Green (2010). Paper Towns, p.14, Bloomsbury Publishing
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