I didn’t know. I feel sometimes like…there are all these rules. Just to be a person. You know? You’re supposed to carry a shoulder bag, not a backpack. You’re supposed to wear headbands, or you’re not supposed to wear headbands. It’s okay to describe yourself as likeable, but it’s not okay to describe yourself as eloquent. You can sit in the front of the school bus, but you can’t sit in the middle. You’re not supposed to be with a boy, even when he wants you to. I didn’t know that. There are so many rules, and they don’t make any sense, and I just can’t learn them all. Leila Sales
About This Quote

This quote is related to the idea of self-expression. More specifically, this quote is about the way society teaches us to act, especially with regard to the realm of personal expression. When someone describes their own personality using words like “emotive,” or “elegant,” or “peculiar,” it sounds like they are trying to describe themselves as something they are not. The speaker of this quote feels like she has no right to express herself in the way that she sees fit. She is denied this right because her classmates, teachers and parents have standards for what they believe is right and what they believe will make them happy.

Source: This Song Will Save Your Life

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