I don't give a shit, Dad!"

"Well I do! I absolutely give a shit! This will completely exhaust you."

"It's my body. I can do what I like!"

"So you don't care about your body now?"

"No, I'm sick of it! I'm sick of doctors and needles and blood tests and transfusions. I'm sick of being stuck in a bed day after day while the rest of you get on with your lives. I hate it! I hate all of you! Adam's gone for a university interview, did you know that? He's going to be here for years doing whatever he likes and I'm going to be under the ground in a couple of weeks!

Jenny Downham

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That slow smile again. I love that smile! DId I think he was ugly just now? No, his face is transformed.

Jenny Downham

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I like you," he said.
He made it sound as if she was bound to disagree with him. She nodded. His face said he was telling her something very important.
He said, "I mean it. Whatever happens, you have to believe that.

Jenny Downham

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Do you want this to be a love story?

Jenny Downham

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Statement: A girl and a boy jump into a river. The boy swims over to the girl and says, "God, it's cold."
Question: What's the probability they will kiss?

Jenny Downham

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Every seven years our bodies change, every cell. Every seven years, we disappear.

Jenny Downham

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Should we say something?’ Cal asks.
‘Goodbye, bird?’ I suggest.
He nods. ‘Goodbye, bird. Thank you for coming. And good luck.

Jenny Downham


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Cal says, "Do you want to see my Megazord? You'll have to come to my room because it's defending a city and if I move it, everyone will die.

Jenny Downham


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I don't want to go into a fridge at an undertaker's. I want you to keep me at home until the funeral. Please can someone sit with me in case I get lonely? I promise not to scare you.

Jenny Downham


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I'm me and you're you, and all of them out there are them. And we're all so different and equally unimportant.

Jenny Downham


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