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The years went by, and Mary Alice and I grew up, Slower than we wanted to, faster than we realized.

The years went by, and Mary Alice and I grew up, Slower than we wanted to, faster than we realized.

Richard Peck
Years, Grew Up, Mary
Richard Peck (1998). “A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories”, Dial

That meant I could come back whenever I could manage it. And she was telling me to go. She knew the decision was too big a load for me to carry by myself. She knew me through and through. She had eyes in the back of her heart.

Richard Peck
Heart, Eye, Decision
Richard Peck (2002). “A Year Down Yonder”, p.128, Penguin

Anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city.

Richard Peck
Thinking, Cities, Towns
Richard Peck (2000). “A Year Down Yonder”, Dial

Martin Wilson's What They Always Tell Us hears the voices of the young as they struggle toward adulthood.

Richard Peck
Struggle, Voice, Young

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