"I mean perfect is a lot to expect from something, right? We all have our faults"

"It's not about us, " I said gently, "it's a toaster"

"It doesn't matter," she sat back in her chair.

"if something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs."

"to jiggy eleven," I said

"exactly," she said, pointing at me with her spoon.

"see, colie, it's about understanding. We're all worth something." For Mira, there was no lost causes.

- Sarah Dessen, Keeping the moon

"I mean perfect is a lot to expect from something, right? We all have our faults"

"It's not about us, " I said gently, "it's a toaster"

"It doesn't matter," she sat back in her chair.

"if something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs."

"to jiggy eleven," I said

"exactly," she said, pointing at me with her spoon.

"see, colie, it's about understanding. We're all worth something." For Mira, there was no lost causes.

- Sarah Dessen, Keeping the moon