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When you've only got one little shimmer of sunshine, you capture it best you can.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
Novelist
Writer
Long Beach
California
Ellen Louise Hopkins
Little
Shimmer
Capture
Sunshine
Littles
Best

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THE BAD THING ABOUT FEAR Is it requires a reaction. Some hide. Some cry. But, like a dog condemned to a walled yard with no hope of escape or affection, some learn to bite.
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That's what I'll be. A silhouette, rarely seen, and yet believed in.
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The first time I kissed you. One kiss, and I was totally hooked. Addicted to you. I could never love anyone the way I love you. I'd follow you across the universe.
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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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Love without trust is nothing more than infatuation.
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My priest tells me i should not date a mormon but im just too in love with you that i'm willing to take risks
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I know I can't stay here forever
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How can I explain purposely setting foot on a path so blatantly treacherous? Was the fun in the fall?
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Communication Was never big in my house. We sat together over dinner, but the only sound you'd hear was crunching and chewing and the little ones asking for more, please. We lived, all boxed up in invisible containers. We hardly knew the people we called sister or father. Jackie and I were the exceptions to that rule.
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You were a summer gift, one I'll always treasure. You were a dream I never wanted to wake up from. You opened my eyes to things I'll never really see. You're the best thing that will ever happen to me.
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Would I drown saving him?
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She's incredible, not that she's perfect. But you once said imperfections create character.
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God i've missed you. I can't wait to give you your present. He kisses me hotter this time, and beneath me, through his denim and mine. I can feel the promise of his Christmas gift soon to come.
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Imperfections create character.
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The problem with resolutions is they're only as solid as the person making them.
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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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Detailed descriptions, abstract ambitions, relevant observations, your's and mine.
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You'll only find happy endings in books. Some books.
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Funny how when your life is mostly bullshit, you turn off feeling. Sometimes it's hard to turn it back on again.
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