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Lauren Myracle
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 15
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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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Hey. What is it that famous person said? 'It'll all work out in the end, and if it doesn't, that means it's not the end yet'?
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But you have to live in the present. You have to take the old and make it new -- that's my point.
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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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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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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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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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Suck it up. This is the life you chose for yourself, so buck up and deal.
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I was just teasing, I say. I myself don't like to eat plain butter, but hey, it's a free world.
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I'm sorry, he said again, and this time he took those words and owned them.
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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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Curse false-hand-holding boys!
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We all mess up. It's what we learn from our mistakes that matters.
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If she did see, I hoped she' be amazed. Amazed and thankful, because without even asking, she'd received a genuine autograph from a genuine girl from Atlanta. Not just any girl, but a girl who was, frankly, a pretty big deal. A girl who was me.
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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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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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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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You shоuld eat а waffle! Yоu саn't bе sad іf уоu eat а waffle!
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You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!
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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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