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Posted 10 months ago
I decide that after about the age of three, life is not simple.
James Howe, The Misfits
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Posted 10 months ago
Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say.
James Howe, The Misfits
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Posted 10 months ago
It occurs to me that Addie may have a point, which, when I add this to what I know about Mr. Kellerman and even my own father, gets me to wondering if “not a happy person” is part of the definition of “adult.
James Howe, The Misfits
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Posted 2 years ago
Now I understand. When you love someone, you have to try things even if they don’t make sense to anyone else.
Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts
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Posted 2 years ago
I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don’t get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning labels: Caution: contains characters and plots guaranteed to induce sleepiness. Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery after ingesting more than one chapter. Has been known to cause blindness, seizures and a terminal loathing of literature. Should only be taken under the supervision of a highly trained English teacher. Preferably one who grades on the curve.
Laurie Halse Anderson, Twisted
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Posted 2 years ago
“Nobody knows how things will turn out, that’s why they go ahead and play the game…You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it’s hardly ever what you expect.” —Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts

“Nobody knows how things will turn out, that’s why they go ahead and play the game…You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it’s hardly ever what you expect.”

—Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts