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"Well, you'd be defying gravity and logic if you said it wasn't a big problem," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Going back a little bit, I wanted to ask, I think you said it was 2018.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
And I’m glad you said it felt like he was holding it at bay because my feeling was that he actually was trying, to a certain degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
How did you get to the point where you said it was OK for that to happen?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
“But, Papa, you said it yourself, it’s in his heart. I’m just trying not to be the worst kid at writing in Mrs. Grayson’s class.”
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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