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“Men didn't live as long as women. She didn't know why, but figured it had something to do with how they poked at the world, never reading directions or asking for help, testing everything around them.”

Book:Bernice Runs Away

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“It was funny the memories a person held onto, fuzzy flashes of life that stood out because the people inside them made them meaningful.”

People Life Memories

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“If there was one thing familiar to her, it was the way loneliness tended to creep in, kick off its shoes, and make itself right at home.”

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“She stuffed her white load into the machine first and opened the package of laundry pods she'd purchased at Walmart.... She removed a pod and inspected the interesting, squishy thing. Last year, some crazy teens had dominated the news after eating pods on a dare. In no way did it look edible. Good old common sense disappeared a bit more with each generation.”

Dare Common Sense Teens Laundry Laundry Detergent Washing Machine

Book:Bernice Runs Away

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“As bills shuffled like playing cards, Bernice thought of how she'd earned each dollar, all the weeks and months and years spent as librarian of the Savage Crossing Public Library; all the library checkout cards stamped with due dates, the books shelved and reshelved, the late fees waived. Pride swelled beneath her breastbone, not because she'd soon be walking around with money in her purse, but because during her career she had introduced reluctant readers to perfect books at least a few times. Such a simple act could sometimes be life-changing.”

Money Books Librarian Readers

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“She shook her head and felt embarrassed for describing the demise of the card catalog like it was a predictor of the sinking morals of today's society.”

Society Morals Card Catalog

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“She took a bite-sized Snickers from the bowl of candy on the dining room table and opened it. With Halloween still three days away (and the bowl half empty!) she had obviously bought candy much too early this year. She popped the candy in her mouth and made a mental note to buy more at Walmart. The melting chocolate roused her brain and soothed her nerves. Yes, it made her happy. Joyful even. According to Marie Kondo, identifying joyful objects was only part of the magical tidying-up equation. Thanking each item for doing its job was also key. "Thank you, inventor of the Snickers bar, whoever you are." As far as she was concerned, chocolate should be a major food group.”

Happy Chocolate Joyful Halloween Candy Snickers Thanking Marie Kondo

Book:Bernice Runs Away

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“While Bernice didn't much trust a baby-faced physician, she appreciated young men called to serve as preachers and farmers, the highest of callings in her opinion, cultivators of souls and the land.”

Land Service Farmers Souls Young Men Preachers Physician Callings

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“My purse is a dark hole. Is yours like this? The thing I want always settles to the bottom. Someone should invent a purse that lights up inside.”

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“Thank goodness the machines were basic rather than those intimidating front loader types with space-age digital displays. A few years ago, when Bernice had to replace her old washing machine, she'd had a heck of a time finding something with regular, uncomplicated knobs. In her opinion, the more bells and whistles, the sooner it would break.”

Washing Machine

Book:Bernice Runs Away

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