"Some things stayed secrets even when you told them."

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“I’ve been through a lot of hearings about one damn thing and another. Most of the time they’re exercises in ass covering. If the unvarnished truth ever came out at one, it would be because someone screwed up.”

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“She couldn’t beat sense into a stone. Not even when it seemed fun to try.”

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