exemplar, n. It's always something we have to negotiate- the face that…

David Levithan
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exemplar, n. It's always something we have to negotiate- the face that my parents are happy, and yours have never been. I have something to live up to, and if I fail, I still have a family to welcome me home. You have a storyline to rewrite, and a lack of faith that it can ever be done. You love my parents, I know. But you never get too close. You never truly believe there aren't bad secrets underneath.
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placid, adj. Sometimes I love it when we just lie on our backs, gaze off, stay still.
He’ll have to prove it to you. Every day, he’ll have to prove he’s worthy of you. And if he doesn’t, that’s it. But I think he will. ✨ David Levithan (2013). Every Day, p.191, Egmont UK
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