People say teenagers think they're immortal, and I agree with that. But I think there's a difference between thinking you're immortal and knowing you can survive. Thinking you're immortal leads to arrogance, thinking you deserve the best. Surviving means having the worst thrown at you and being able to continue on despite that. It means striving for what you want most, even when it seems our of your reach, even when everything is working against you. Francesca Zappia
Me: “I refuse to attend Support Group.”Mom: “One of the symptoms of depression is disinterest in activities.” Me: “Please just let me watch America’s Next Top Model. It’s an activity.” Mom: “Television is a passivity.” Me: “Ugh, Mom, please.” Mom: “Hazel, you’re a teenager. You’re...
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John Green
... And these childrenthat you spit onas they try to change their worldsare immune to your consultations. They're quite awareof what they're going through...
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David Bowie
The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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Quentin Crisp
Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.
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Jennifer Elisabeth
I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life--it gives you some of your worst scars and some of your most exhilarating moments. It's a fascinating place; old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect...
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Stephenie Meyer
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Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you have the capacity to learn.
Sometimes I think people take reality for granted.
I am real. This”—he put his other hand over the first-“is real. You see me interacting with other people all day long, don’t you? I talk to people; I affect things in the world. I cause things to happen. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>I am real.”“ But-but...
If nothing’s real, then what does it matter?” he said. “You live here. Doesn’t that make it real enough?
It kind of felt like she was kicking me in the gut, and every kick
