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Elizabeth Lilly Quotes

10 of the best book quotes from Elizabeth Lilly
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“I’m moving. It is the worst thing ever.”
Elizabeth Lilly
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Geraldine
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“It’s still hard to fit into things. In the school play, I am Tree Number Two. And when we go camping, I get a LOT of fresh air.”
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“Geraldine, what did I tell you about being a drama queen?”
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″ ‘You know,’ she says to me, kind of quiet. ‘You are not just a giraffe. You’re Geraldine. You dance like crazy. You pretend so well, one time I thought you were the Queen of England.’ ”
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“Little by little, I think everyone forgets I was That Giraffe Girl, including me. Now Cassie and I still hide, but only when playing hide-and-seek.”
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“Just think of it as a Grand Adventure!”
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“I learn two things before school even starts: One, I am definitely the only giraffe in this school. And two, flags make very good handkerchiefs.”
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“I’m shy, which I never was before. It turns out when you are my height hiding is not easy. Even my voice tries to hide’ it’s gotten quiet and whispery.”
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″ ‘You know, Cassie,’ I say one day. ‘You are not just some girl who does unusual stuff. You are Cassie! You make up fantabulous games! You’re nice!’ ”
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“But almost all of the time I know that I am more than That Giraffe Girl, I am the one and only Geraldine and I am Really Great.”

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