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I'm a total wreck. Afraid to let anyone near. Afraid they'll see the real me.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
Novelist
Writer
Long Beach
California
Ellen Louise Hopkins
Afraid
Anyone
Real
Wreck
Wrecks
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He has built a pedestal for her so tall that she is afraid to be lifted atop it, because to fall would mean certain death. But oh, she would rise far, far beyond fear and be held by arms so strong, and love so pure, that falling would not be an option.
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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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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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