A Quote by Rick Yancey
It's like a cockroach working up a plan to defeat the shoe on its way down to crush it.
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Oh, my god," Augustus said. "i can't believe i have a crush on a girl with such cliché wishes." "i was thirteen," i said again, although of course i was only thinking "crush crush crush crush crush". I was flattered but changed the subject immediately.
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