And the education system is a sum of lies. And I was taught "and" cannot begin a sentence. And years later, I read a book and the first word of the chapter was "and." And I showed this to my fifth grade teacher. She told me, "You can begin with 'and' if you're an expert."
And I asked, "Then why did my second grade teacher tell me I couldn't, ever. It was a rule, Miss."
"Sometimes teachers lie so they don't expose the secrets of another teacher's lesson. This is one of them. You'll see." And I sauntered away more confused than I'll ever see. And now, I start all my sentences with 'and' because I know a secret the teachers will never know.
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