I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas.
A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.
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Shannon L. Alder
If I was made of cake I'd eat myself before somebody else could.
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Emma Donoghue
I'm Razo, a member of Bayern's Own, " he said, stopping himself from adding "Loafing is just a hobby of mine."" Bayern's Own? But you're a child." Razo looked up to the sky. "I'm not a child, I'm just short.
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Shannon Hale
Question like a child, reason like an adult, and write like a sage.
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Criss Jami
The worst thing in life is having parents that always stand against you and never with you. They discourage you, instill fear in you, hold you back, push you down and never encourage you to fly forward. When I have kids, they'll already be born...
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Suzy Kassem
More Quotes By Jami Attenberg
But I get it; it's a way to mark time. When your life's too busy, it forces you to check in with yourself. Or when it feels all the same all the time, maybe it can make you feel special.
Look, you had it easier than me, ' she says. 'You think Nana and Papa were busy supporting women's rights? No, they wanted me to meet a nice man and get married and cook and clean for him and give them grandchildren, and that's it....
His words are so slippery they might slide right off the page.
She wanted to read and talk and laugh and watch television and listen to the radio. She wanted to watch the world around her go by, and make up stories in her head about everything she saw... Like a princess in a carriage, surveying her...
These people all woke up this morning and reminded themselves to be human beings. Not everyone knows how to do that. No vermin, my people. Real human beings.
