Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from … - Louis Sachar

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I'm the whitest guy you will ever meet. The first time I saw an African-American, my dad had to tell me to stop staring.

Louis Sachar

Life will deal me many different hands, some good, some bad (maybe they've already been dealt), but from here on in, I'll be turning my own cards. —Alton Richard

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The bark on the tree was just a little softer.

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I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes.

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You make the decision: Whom did God punish?

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I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas.

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I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.

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