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I don’t care if it reminds you of Jesus on the cross. The duck is not for hitting.
—Erin, proving that the religious education of our kids is going just swell

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Friends and Family

You’re going to be a great big girl, and I’m going to be big mustache.
—Jonah explains the future to Elisha

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Student Quotes

Erin teaches high school English. Although the spelling has been cleaned up on some quotes so that they’re understandable, they’ve been left “as is” on others since the spelling errors are part of what’s funny. And now, Student Quotes courtesy of brave young writers finding their “voices.” We could hardly ask for better entertainment.
“I think [...]

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Family and friends

“You look like a synchronized swimmer synchronized with yourself.”
—Erin builds Jonah’s ego

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Wisdom

“Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare [...]

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