4 Quotes & Sayings By Bianca Sparacino

Bianca Sparacino is a best-selling novelist, screenwriter, and memoirist. Her first novel, The Little Death, was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award in 2006. She has since written two more novels for teens: A Little Wicked and How to Deal with a Raging Alcoholic. Bianca is also the co-author of Assert Yourself, a teen self-help book for girls Read more

Her work has been featured in the New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, and others. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and children.

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Trust that some of the best days of your life haven’t even happened yet. There are going to be parties that leave you dancing until 6am, spontaneous adventures that teach you more than you ever learned in a classroom. There are going to be nights that will stay burned beneath your eyelids, memories that dance underneath your skin. Life is going to exceed your expectations, it is going to astonish you with its timing. Remember – you have not felt it all. The world still has so much left for you . Bianca Sparacino
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You ruin your life by desensitizing yourself. We are all afraid to say too much, to feel too deeply, to let people know what they mean to us. Caring is not synonymous with crazy. Expressing to someone how special they are to you will make you vulnerable. There is no denying that. However, that is nothing to be ashamed of. There is something breathtakingly beautiful in the moments of smaller magic that occur when you strip down and are honest with those who are important to you. Let that girl know that she inspires you. Tell your mother you love her in front of your friends. Express, express, express. Open yourself up, do not harden yourself to the world, and be bold in who, and how you love. There is courage in that. Bianca Sparacino
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Do not chase another human being. Instead, chase your curiosity. Chase your development and your goals. Chase your passion. Strive to work for something bigger than yourself, and instead of trying to convince someone that you fit within their world, strive to build your own. Bianca Sparacino