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I am different. And I don't understand exactly how. And I don't understand just why.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
Novelist
Writer
Long Beach
California
Ellen Louise Hopkins
Exactly
Understand
Different

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empty and closed, hovering in some frozen netherworld neither sun nor rain could thaw.
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She's no longer afraid to die. What she's afraid of is living, accepting the status quo.
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I nod, because I do understand. I'm just not sure how to go about divorcing myself from the evil I've already accepted.
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When all else fails, dream bigger.
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Addiction is rarely conquered alone.
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Eventually, it becomes a matter of scale. When the good outweighs the bad, you stay. When the bad is the only thing you notice anymore, you think about your future, or what's left of it, consider options.
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I know he wants to get serious. He's definitely not a player, not a poser, not a loser, not a user.
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Maybe Life is random. No fate. No God. Just Time.
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Love is Chocolate The unprocessed kind. Dark. Bitter. But always with the promise of sweet perfection. All it takes is sugar- that certain someone's kiss, flavored with possibility. If Dani has taught me anything, it's that life is brimming with possibilities. Every single day brings choices.
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Anger requires energy, something I don't dare waste on what cannot be altered.
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I write books for young adults because I truly connect with them on some very deep level. They are our hope, our future, and inspiring them to be the best they can be is very important to me.
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