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title: "3 Lena Quotes By Haley Tanner"
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> [“Lena's real mom, Emily, knew that this was not the truth, but she also knew that Vaclav was not lying. Vaclav knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/lena-s-real-mom-emily-knew-that-this-was-not-the-truth-but-she-also/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

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> [“Lena is sure that other people don't have many selves. She is terrified that she doesn't have a core self, an essential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/lena-is-sure-that-other-people-don-t-have-many-selves-she-is/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

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> [ “Vaclav has said goodnight to Lena every night since the night she went away. Out loud. In a whisper. \[...\] He filled… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/vaclav-has-said-goodnight-to-lena-every-night-since-the-night-she/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

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## Other authors on Lena

## More by Haley Tanner

> [“Lena's real mom, Emily, knew that this was not the truth, but she also knew that Vaclav was not lying. Vaclav knew that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/lena-s-real-mom-emily-knew-that-this-was-not-the-truth-but-she-also/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [“Lena is sure that other people don't have many selves. She is terrified that she doesn't have a core self, an essential Lena. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/lena-is-sure-that-other-people-don-t-have-many-selves-she-is/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [ “Vaclav has said goodnight to Lena every night since the night she went away. Out loud. In a whisper. \[...\] He filled the words… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/vaclav-has-said-goodnight-to-lena-every-night-since-the-night-she/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [“Maybe this is how it always is. Maybe someone always wants more. Maybe everyone has a time when they realise that they've been accidentally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/maybe-this-is-how-it-always-is-maybe-someone-always-wants-more-maybe/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [“She is not ok. She feels something, and it is bad. She feels as if she has unzipped herself from her belly button to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/she-is-not-ok-she-feels-something-and-it-is-bad-she-feels-as-if-she/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [“. . . and Vaclav's special new shoes with the lights on the heels and the Velcro everywhere, because in America no one, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/and-vaclav-s-special-new-shoes-with-the-lights-on-the-heels-and-the/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

> [ “\[Vaclav\] thinks sometimes you know that it is a very long road to become a famous magician, and sometimes you have to spend your… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-tanner/vaclav-thinks-sometimes-you-know-that-it-is-a-very-long-road-to/)

[Haley Tanner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-tanner/)

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