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

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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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Love is when you give someone else the power to destroy you, and you trust them not to do it.
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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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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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Secrets are more powerful when people know you've got them.
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Love is when you have a really amazing piece of cake, and it’s the very last piece, but you let him have it.
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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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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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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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When you hate someone you used to love, and you think he's done something awful - he probably has.
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She doesn't feel like crying anymore.
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It shattered something inside me that hadn't been broken before.
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