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“And she said that sometimes you wish for something very hard, it can kind of come true inside your own head, and it can seem real.”
“Another thing about Oscar is that he wasnt afraid of anyone. And he always made up his own mind, no matter what other people said. Theyre two of the best things I remember about him now.He wasnt ju...”
“Oscar had a straightforward, dimpled, happy smile. It was one of the hundreds of great things about him.And after that we were best friends. It had been as simple and inevitable as the striking of ...”
“What am I going to do without you, Oscar?Youll be fine, I answered. You could probably do some time away from me. Im a pain in the neck. Youre always saying so.Youre right, she said. Itll be great ...”
“I dont remember now who took the photo of us, but Ive had it in my room for years. Were leaning out of our windows and were laughing at each other with joyfulness purer than anything to do with the...”
“I know what you might be thinking here on your own, but those thoughts wont last for ever, I said. You wont always feel like this. This will pass. Homer will be here for you, and the sun will rise ...”
“Id never have predicted I would lose touch with him before, that is, I did. I thought I had my reasons. But it turns out that they werent good reasons. It turns out that you should never lose cont...”
“The truth a fairly important thing to hold on to when youve been pulled out of the sea after wanting to drown in it. I couldve let the sea take me. I could easily be dead now, which is funny when y...”
“I steered by self as evenly as I could, and it was easier than I thought. My bike and I went shooting off the end, and together we well into the sea thats cold and huge and doesnt care whether livi...”
“I could feel something that I hadnt felt for a long time. Something quiet and difficult to spot, but it was the feeling that you get when someone is listening to you. Really listening carefully. An...”
“Oscars hobby was saving people. He used to save people all the time, and fix things that were broken and catch people when they were falling. It wasnt a skill youd immediately know about or notice....”
“Another thing about Oscar is that he wasn’t afraid of anyone. And he always made up his own mind, no matter what other people said. They’re two of the best things I remember about him now.He wasn’t...”
“What am I going to do without you, Oscar?’‘You’ll be fine’, I answered. ‘You could probably do some time away from me. I’m a pain in the neck. You’re always saying so.’‘You’re right,’ she said. ‘It...”
“I don’t remember now who took the photo of us, but I’ve had it in my room for years. We’re leaning out of our windows and we’re laughing at each other with joyfulness purer than anything to do with...”
“I’d never have predicted I would lose touch with him – before, that is, I did. I thought I had my reasons. But it turns out that they weren’t good reasons. It turns out that you should never lose c...”
“I know what you might be thinking here on your own, but those thoughts won’t last for ever,’ I said. ‘You won’t always feel like this. This will pass. Homer will be here for you, and the sun will r...”
“The truth a fairly important thing to hold on to when you’ve been pulled out of the sea after wanting to drown in it. I could’ve let the sea take me. I could easily be dead now, which is funny when...”
“I could feel something that I hadn’t felt for a long time. Something quiet and difficult to spot, but it was the feeling that you get when someone is listening to you. Really listening carefully. A...”
“Oscar’s hobby was saving people. He used to save people all the time, and fix things that were broken and catch people when they were falling. It wasn’t a skill you’d immediately know about or noti...”
