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Death Is only the easy way out if you are the one who dies.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
Novelist
Writer
Long Beach
California
Ellen Louise Hopkins
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Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up. You deserve good things, and I want to be one of them.
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you fly until you crash two days two nights no sleep, no food, come down off the monster YOU CRASH REAL HARD
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You deserve good things, and I want to be one of them.
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Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.
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I haven't cried since Mom died. I mean, after something like that, what's left to cry about, right? But I let myself cry now. Loss is loss. Doesn't take death to create it. (266)
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No way to get away. No way to get away. Little change to sneak away... insanity.
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I don't love him, & he definitely doesn't love me. Still, he semi-fills a gaping black hole inside me. That place wants love, maybe even needs love, but love is something Im pretty sure doesn't exist.
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Yeah, I know getting high isn't so smart. Ask me if I care.
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Cleansed, chlorinated to the point of chemical peel, sore muscles relieved, I felt almost human again. Tiptoe to my room, up a darkened hall, past closed doors, I wondered if I'd ever feel completely human again.
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In control. Out of control. Sometimes they're the same thing. The trick is knowing that, realizing it's okay to feel out of control once in a while, as long as you're sure you can regain the upper hand when you absolutely need to.
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You'll only find happy endings in books. Some books.
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I wonder how long it would take him to realize I'm right as sin - it's the rest of the world that's wrong. I'm not even sure how I qualify for admission to Aspen Springs. Does wanting to die equal losing your mind?
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Have to Find ...life ...is ...a— ...gamble ...after ...all.
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A best friend is your voice when you can't find it.
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Memory is a tenuous thing, like a rainbow's end or a camera with a failing lens.
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i expected demands. he gifted me with tenderness. i expected ego. he let me experiment. i expected disrespect. he called me beautiful. i expected him to expect perfection. he taught me all i needed to know.
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It's just so hard to feel good, you know?
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Think long and hard before offering your heart to someone who can only accept it part-time
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Whatever has happened in someone's past, the future is theirs to shape. The first step is to find a way out.
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Clear. Cold. Empty. Like how I feel right now. Love is strange. One minute you’re jungle fever. The next you’re Artic winter.
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