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Each month we choose a favorite quote--something fun or something to make you think. See the archive for quotes from previous months.

The song shot down Main Street and struck the gang members right between the eyes.

The gang members shivered. They shook. They swayed in time to the magnificent tune. Dropping their guns, they gushed, "Oh rapture! The world's a wonderful place." Then, linking arms, they skipped away in search of daisies to sniff.

           --Candace Fleming, Westward Ho, Carlotta!   (Atheneum, 1998)

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