21 Quotes & Sayings By Rebecca Mckinsey

Rebecca McKinsey is a New York Times best-selling and award-winning author and former editor of Seventeen magazine. Her books include the award-winning novels "The One" and "The Great Gatsby" and the popular series about a young woman's journey to self-discovery. She is also the author of "The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel" and "She Tried to Catch Me: A Memoir." She lives in New York City with her two daughters.

That kind of imagination is why we're not dead.
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That kind of imagination is why we're not dead. Rebecca McKinsey
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My point is this – you don't know. When I was first here, people looked at my hair, noticed apples on my tray, and thought 'hippie.' Then, from 'hippie' they thought 'druggie.' From there it went to 'will get me in trouble' and 'not worth my time, ' and then they stopped thinking at all. No one bothered to find out if what they thought about me was true. No one wanted to hear what I thought. No one cared what I believed in. No one cared about talking to me or asking what my plans were for the day or night. And then came you. Don't let what you think you know make him into what I could have been. Don't become someone who doesn't think, just because you don't like him for some reason. Because, quite frankly, I like how you think. Except for now, of course. Rebecca McKinsey
There seem to be two main types of people in...
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There seem to be two main types of people in the world, crosswords and sudokus. Rebecca McKinsey
When you don't change, history repeats itself. Then you have...
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When you don't change, history repeats itself. Then you have to decide if changing is for the best, or you keep seeing repeats because you're doing something right. Rebecca McKinsey
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The ones who hate me the most are the ones who don't scare me. Rebecca McKinsey
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People are fascinating. Especially the ones who hate me. Rebecca McKinsey
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I refuse to hold the coats of this generation. Rebecca McKinsey
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When you feel like throwing rocks, make sure they're ones no one can throw back. Rebecca McKinsey
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Work like an angel, dress like a demon, live like a ghost, and dream like a human. Rebecca McKinsey
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If truth is not objective, there is no good or evil. There is only what people do and how people feel about it. Rebecca McKinsey
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Perfect sanity is a myth propagated by straitjacket salesmen. Rebecca McKinsey
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Never make the mistake of thinking you are alone – or inconsequential. Ignorance is voluntary and confusion is temporary. You see the world as-is, which is more than can be said for the vast populace. Rebecca McKinsey
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Stories start in all sorts of places. Where they begin often tells the reader of what to expect as they progress. Castles often lead to dragons, country estates to deeds of deepest love (or of hate), and ambiguously presented settings usually lead to equally as ambiguous characters and plot, leaving a reader with an ambiguous feeling of disappointment. That's one of the worst kinds. Rebecca McKinsey
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The difference between politics and religion is that the first makes it legal to hate, and makes the love of the second illegal. Rebecca McKinsey
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I respect you as my king, and I respect you as my father, but I do not respect you as a man! Rebecca McKinsey
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One thing you have to realize from now on is that it doesn't matter if this is a dream or not. Survival depends on what you do, not what you think. Rebecca McKinsey
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There’s a difference between a mistake and a regret. Everything up to this moment has made this moment. If you can change a mistake, then go out and do what you can to change it. If you can’t change it, there’s no use regretting it because it will just make you miserable. Live right now, even if that involves dealing with the consequences of your actions. Time travel always ends badly. Rebecca McKinsey
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Keeping Christ in Christmas" is like showing up at someone's house every year, insisting on a party they never planned and never agreed to. Rebecca McKinsey
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I'd rather be a little weird than all boring. Rebecca McKinsey
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Being classy is my teenage rebellion. Rebecca McKinsey