For one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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For one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating on essays; we are crayons and lunch boxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.19, Penguin
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For one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating on essays; we are crayons and lunch boxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.19, Penguin

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