"Nothing ever happens in Antler, Texas. Nothing much at all." Chapter 1, pg. 3
"It seems weird, standing here, staring at someone because they look different."
Chapter 2, pg. 13
"Whenever I spend the night with Cal, I get thrown into their routine. But I don't mind. They seem like a happy army on a mission, zipping through their list." Chapter 4, pg. 27
"The talk around town is his limp was a self-inflicted wound so he didn't have to serve in the Korean War. Ferris claims it was a pure coincidence that he was cleaning his gun the day before he was to report for active duty." Chapter 4, pg. 36
"'Now I know what we can do with all those smashed-up garbage cans.'
'What?' I ask.
'Make helmets for everybody in town. We're going to need them when Kate gets on.....
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