"It was not hard to nod,
to wish him well. But could I tell
what happened in the world
on his long-awaited day,
what twists of rage greater
than we could ever guess
had savaged skylines, thousands of lives?
I could not. He'd find out
soon enough. Flinn, take it easy.
Peace is rough."
-Naomi Shihab Nye, "Flinn, On the Bus," Introduction, 19 Varieties of Gazelle, p. xi
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