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The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that? -Coach Brevin

Ann Brashares

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Pirate
Coach
Coaches
Attitude
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Sparrows
Caribbean

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Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across the chasm of full adulthood to relive that period? I guess I don’t, really. Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life.
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Love yourself and your friends unconditionally .
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Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.
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I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.
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I love that blurry place where life’s transitions are made without you even knowing it.
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She was supposed to be putting her life together right now, and all she could seem to do was throw grenades at it.
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I think pants have unique qualities, especially in a woman’s life. Whatever bodily insecurities we have, we seem to take out on our pants.
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Daniel? Yes. Did you ever think we were meant not to be together? No. We are meant to be together. We are just meant to want it very badly.
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My household is, in a nice way, very busy.
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She wasn’t sure if he wanted more from her or if he wanted less. Maybe it was both. Maybe it was always both.
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There was one thing Bridget like about guys. They took insults well.
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The rules took a while to sort out. Lena and Carmen wanted to focus on friendship-type rules, stuff about keeping in touch with one another over the summer, and making sure the Pants kept moving from one girl to the next. Tibby preferred to focus on random things you could and couldn't do in the Pants --- like picking your nose.
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He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse.
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All my life, everybody has seen me a certain way. What do you see?
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You forget your victories, but you remember the losses.
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Sometimes you need to make a mess. -Loretta, the Rollinses' hosekeeper
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So far, she’d been her usual lame self: solitary and routine-loving, carefully avoiding any path that might lead to spontaneous human interaction. Lena Kaligaris
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Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little.
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The path of your life can change in an instant.
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One must have a good memory to keep the promises one has made.
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