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There was no danger in it, no reproach, not when she was young. All girls are prone to dreaming. She will grow out of it, her parents say—but instead, Adeline feels herself growing in, holding tighter to the stubborn hope of something more.
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“Too often students are being taught to read as if literature were some kind of ethics class or civics class—or worse, some kind of self-help manual. In fact, the important thing is the way the writer uses the language.”
― Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
― Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
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“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
― Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc.
― Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“We are all just a car crash,
a diagnosis,
an unexpected phone call,
a newfound love,
or a broken heart away from becoming a completely different person.
How beautifully fragile are we
that so many things
can take but a moment
to alter
who we are
for forever?”
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a diagnosis,
an unexpected phone call,
a newfound love,
or a broken heart away from becoming a completely different person.
How beautifully fragile are we
that so many things
can take but a moment
to alter
who we are
for forever?”
―
The Book Loved By Everyone But You
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These are the books you know you were "supposed" to love but didn't. You know -- the books EVERYONE loved, EVERYONE thought were the best of the year, ...more
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A chance in quick form to give your recent impressions of a movie you just watched--on the big screen or on dvd. Good or bad; life-changing or just si ...more
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...June 14, 2011 to July 14, 2011...
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