9 Quotes by Jandy Nelson about twins

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    I turn around, remembering again that we got made together, cell for cell. We were keeping wach other company when we didn't have any eyes or hands. Before our soul even got delivered.

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    I turn around, remembering again that we got made together, cell for cell. We were keeping each other company when we didn't have any eyes or hands. Before our soul even got delivered.

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    In every set of twins, there is one angel, one devilWhen twins are separated, their spirits seal away to find the otherThe right-handed twin tells the truth, the left-handed twin tells lies (Noah and I are both left-handed.)If one twin is cut, the other will bleed

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    Mom has a massive sunflower for a soul so big there's hardly any room in her for organs. Jude and me have one soul between us that we have to share: a tree with its leaves on fire. And Dad has a plate of maggots for his.

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    I'm only two hours thrity-seven minutes and thirteen seconds younger than Jude, but she always makes me feel like I'm her little brother.

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    We breathe and breathe and breathe together. She takes my hand and I think how otters sleep floating on their backs in water, holding hands exactly like this, so they don't drift apart in the night. After a while, she picks up her fist. I do the same.Rock/RockScissors/ScissorsRock/RockPaper/PaperScissors/Scissors"Yes!" she cries. "We still got it, yes we do!

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