"When someone has been mean to you, why……" — Jeanne DuPrau
"When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad."
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31 Quotes by Jeanne DuPrau
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