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Suck it up. This is the life you chose for yourself, so buck up and deal.

Lauren Myracle

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Lauren Myracle
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 15
Comics Writer
Novelist
Writer
Brevard
North Carolina
Chose
Deal
Deals
Life
Suck
Buck
Bucks

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Three hot chicks for three hot chicks. THEY'RE NOT CHICKS! THEY'RE DUCKS!
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And books are such an empowering way to give voice to some of these kids who aren't yet ready to tell their story. Or don't know what their story is, or are trying to figure it out.
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I'm in loooove with this boy, and when you in love with someone, you don't give up on 'em, mo matter what.
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Yes, that man acted ugly, she told us in plain English. But throwing more ugliness back at him ain't the answer.
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I didn't like being alone. Being alone was slightly better than having to deal with people, that's all. Or so I'd convinced myself.
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Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.
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It's unfair how the kids who are starving for attention tended to be so annoying that people had no inclination to give it to them.
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We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move one, pet.
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I think that ties in with issues of identity as well - that sometimes there are parts of us we want to hide, and then there's other times we say, You know what? Nope. Done hiding that part.
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I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.
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You shоuld eat а waffle! Yоu саn't bе sad іf уоu eat а waffle!
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Christmas is never over,unless you want it to be... Christmas is a state of mind.
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Some people do want to stand on the rooftop and scream out their story. Others are cowering in the corner, or sitting with a blank face in class, and not knowing how to tell their story.
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Even so, I was proud of myself for taking action at all. I didn't hide or run away or pretend the ugliness didn't happen. I stood up and said something that was true. I said it out loud, and by doing so, I was standing up for lots of people, not just me.
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Knowledge was more powerful than fear. Love was stronger than hate.
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I'm a southern girl, and I grew up with this slightly schizophrenic upbringing where I bounced back and forth between Atlanta, Georgia, and a tiny mountain town called Brevard, North Carolina. My parents were divorced, and my two lives were very different because of socioeconomic reasons.
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I'm sorry, he said again, and this time he took those words and owned them.
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And they all have pretty chilrden, And the children go to school, And the children to go summer camp, And then to the university, Where they are put in bozes And they come out all the same. - Malvina Reynolds
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Is he a sophomore? Lydia says. Please tell me he's in our grade. I don't know, I say. But weren't you there when he came to the office? Peyton says. The secretary didn't get out her bullhorn and announce what grade he's in. She just took him to meet Headmaster Perkins.
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One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants. Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging. Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary. -Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life
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