"I'm trying to ruin it!" Will had bellowed back. "So I can figure out how to do it perfectly! How can you learn anything if you won't take risks?

You know, sometimes it's nice to just have someone to blame, even if it has to be yourself, even if it doesn't make sense.
~ Lois Lowry ~












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