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See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be

E. Lockhart

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E. Lockhart
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 13
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New York City
New York
Emily Jenkins
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And this is my life, getting dumped with no warning. Or liking people who don't like me back, or who don't like me enough, or not as much as they like someone else.
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Singin' in the Rain was most excellent if you like movies where people burst into song and tap-dance. Which I do, though not as much as I like movies where people don't.
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Never take a seat in the back of the room. Winners sit up front.
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Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them.
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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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She had been nobody and he had been golden.
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I like to be direct. Okay, I said. But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages. I doubt it. Human interaction is not my strong point, I told him.
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How was I supposed to concentrate on my mental health when my therapist was encased in orange sparkle madness?
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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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I sit around too much, waiting for other people to do stuff and angsting about stuff they've done, without doing anything myself.
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Don't call me Alessandro, or this could get ugly. Oh, then may I call you Alice?
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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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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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Love is when you give someone else the power to destroy you, and you trust them not to do it.
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Get over it, Roo. If you have friends who actually like you, you’re popular enough.
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Dances are generally more fun to think about and get ready for than they actually are when you get there.
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If you don't want to be in an argument with someone, it is probably best to try to solve the problem, rather than lying around hoping the other person will do it for you.
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