“Sometimes
when you are trying
not to think about something
it keeps popping back in your head
you can't help it
you think about it
and
think about it
and
think about it
until your brain
feels like
a squashed pea.”

—  Sharon Creech, Love That Dog

Source: Love That Dog

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American writer of children's novels 1945

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