I know what Chris Baty said in the pep talk ...

But damn it, it's 12:24 p.m. and I have to work tomorrow!

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On page 22 of The Secret Life of Bees, pre-reading it for Mom ...

The main character is wonderful and virtuous and whimsical and her dad hates her so much he mocks her when she reads Shakespeare and WON'T LET HER HAVE BIRTHDAYS!!!!!!!

This is going to hurt, yo.