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“The problem with pretending is that eventually you have to stop. It never, ever, ever lasts long enough.”

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“The chicken, Mr. Milagros. Did you clean it up?” The walkie-talkie crackled as Mr. Milagros put his thoughts in order. “¿Bueno? I was going to. I was all ready to. But when I got to the lockers, no chicken.” The other three people in the office looked at me, a little stunned, a little scared, and yeah, I think, a little impressed.”

Chicken Sal And Gabi

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“Sal come quick I'm about to fix the universe That's the text message that woke me up at still-dark o'clock in the morning.”

Humor Sal And Gabi

Book:Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

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“I swear to pants, Coach Lynott must have been cursed by a bruja to always make the wrong choice in any given situation.”

Sal And Gabi Coach Lynott

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“It took me only a few seconds to come up with three possible scenarios regarding the [lie detector.] [...] Whichever of the three was right, the audience couldn’t know for sure. [...] But all of them would be watching me, and judging me based on how I reacted. In other words, the only real lie detector onstage, the only one people would really trust, was me.”

Deep Thoughts Sal And Gabi Lie Detector

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“My instincts told me to run. So I did—right over to Gabi.”

Sal And Gabi

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“[T]he bathroom was gender-neutral. It depicted a variety of people icons with these words underneath: WE DON'T CARE. JUST PEE NEATLY.”

Bathroom Sal And Gabi Gender Neutrality

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“Gabi, I was noticing, was a very forgiving person. I’ve noticed that sometimes smart people aren’t. They’re more interested in being right, being on top, and they think that means crushing the competition with their huge brains. But Gabi didn’t need to put others down to raise herself up.”

Sal And Gabi

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“I mean, I tried to throw the door open. But the criminals in my house had sett he chain lock.”

Criminals Sal And Gabi Chain Lock

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“It wasn’t about standing apart from humanity; it was about belonging more deeply to everything.”

Spirituality Oneness Animism

Book:a three body solution: A Daringly Subversive & Juicy Tale of Love, Evolution, & Humanity's Last Hope

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