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Mother, any distance
A mother holds a tape measure while her son measures his new home. The tape runs out.
3 key quotes from Mother, any distance, by Armitage. Learn this one first: “Anchor. Kite.” (Armitage, Mother, any distance).
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The quotes
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Anchor. Kite.
Armitage · Mother, any distance · parents and children · growing up
Two words. She holds him down, he wants to fly. A tape measure between them.
the last one-hundredth of an inch
Armitage · Mother, any distance · parents and children · growing up
They measure a room together. The tape runs out. He is about to leave.
to fall or fly
Armitage · Mother, any distance · parents and children · growing up
The last words. He reaches for the sky and does not know which it will be.
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