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> [“imagine that it were given back to me to be the child who knew departure would be sweet, the boy who drew square-rigged ships, the girl who knew truck routes from ottawa to mexico, the me who found a door…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-hacker/imagine-that-it-were-given-back-to-me-to-be-the-child-who-knew/)

[Marilyn Hacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-hacker/)

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> [“Sometimes I close my eyes and paint these walls a different color. I imagine I’m wearing warm socks and sitting by a fire. I imagine someone’s given me a book to read, a story to take me away form the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/sometimes-i-close-my-eyes-and-paint-these-walls-a-different-color-i/)

[Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/)

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