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We can't know or say what other people do. You have to think what you want to do to get the situation where you want it to be.

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E. Lockhart
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 13
Writer
New York City
New York
Emily Jenkins
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Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young.
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If those are your friends, you've got no need for enemies.
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Because on some level, even though it never turns out to be true, and even though I should know better, I still expect life to be like the movies.
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They do sometimes go crazy, these people, because the world is telling them not to want the things they want. It can seem saner to give up-But then one goes insane from giving up.
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My problem is I can think whatever I think—girl power, solidarity, Gloria Steinem rah rah rah — but I still feel the way I feel. Which is jealous. And pissy about little things.
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I think it was the institution...I was trying to master it.
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Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them, said Mr. Sutton. You show them the tiniest edge of your secret, but the rest you keep under wraps.
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The universe is seeming really huge right now. I need something to hold on to.
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When you hate someone you used to love, and you think he's done something awful - he probably has.
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Get over it, Roo. If you have friends who actually like you, you’re popular enough.
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I don't know if there is a one for me. I think I might like variety.
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You are my girlfriend, whispered Matthew. You're my girl and I'm your guy, and you're my girl and I'm your guy. Let's not fight. -pg 126
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See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be
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These guys, they were so sure of their places in life--so deeply confident of their merit and their future--they didn't need any kind of front at all.
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It is better to be alone, she figures, than to be with someone who can't see who you are. It is better to lead than to follow. It is better to speak up than stay silent. It is better to open doors than to shut them on people. She will not be simple and sweet. She will not be what people tell her to be. That Bunny Rabbit is dead.
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