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A Summer to Die
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"A Summer to Die" is a poignant coming-of-age story about a young girl coping with the sudden illness and loss of her sister during a transformative summer.

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There are times when life opens up, and you can almost hear the wind rustling through the trees.

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It was a perfectly ordinary day. But it had moments in it that were like nothing else.

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Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.

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Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you.

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You don't have to be ashamed of anything. You can be proud of your own life.

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It's part of growing up, learning to say goodbye.

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There's a certain luxury in being sad.

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We can’t go back. We can’t change things that are already done.

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There's something about the night. It makes you realize how big the world is.

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Maybe it's better to have gotten hurt, to have made a mistake.

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