Ellen Hopkins Quotes
But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liable for my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions
Because to tell you the truth, most of the time dying seems pretty much like my only means of escape
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
As I thought about that, I had to wonder: What will we know better about tomorrow? Who cares? Hindsight is useless.
The truth is, I've always been afraid of letting anyone get too close. I built a wall around me, a barricade to hide behind those few times someone wanted entry to my heart.
Forever made that kiss stand out in my mind, touch my heart, make me remember a kiss so tender.
Alone everything changes. Some might call it distorted reality but it's exactly the place I need to be.
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.
Either way, you are in charge. Jealousy works against you. It takes control away from you, hands it over to the opposition. Maintain control.
back turned, you don't have to look at what you've left behind. And the first person who turned their back on you can't watch you break down and cry.
How odd, to suddenly glimpse a facet of me I didn't know existed. I guess it really isn't all that unusual to surprise oneself with an ugly bit of ego.
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.
Despite whoever created it, it's my world, & the only one I've got. Might as well make the best of it, right? Might as well have a little fun while I'm here. Or a lot of fun. Might be dead tomorrow.
Ask me, it's a sin to pervert faith with religion. Despite every church, mosque, & synagogue in it, this is not the world any God worth his salt would have created.
Except when it comes to Mom. She is, and always has been, the driving force in this family. And sometimes that means driving us head-on, no possible change of course, into a wall.
Not even Carol knows firsthand how it feels to be hurt in such a way by someone who's supposed to protect you
But more importantly, you are a gift, to all who know you, whether or not they realize it. If they don't, they are blind. You have a special place in this world. All you hvae to do is find it.
Paradise A concept embraced by almost every culture. A land of peace and harmony. Some say it doesn't belong to the earth, that there is no Shangri-la, no utopian wilderness for the living.
Girls are impossible to satisfy." "Not every girl." Not me. I'd be happy if he'd just like me a little.
Would I ever find forever love? Do I really want to, when forever was a word without meaning?
Learning by example is valid, but when you have the information to know that turning in a certain direction can lead you to a very wrong place, most of the "blame" is on the individual.
Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that's the strength of books. Don't worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come.
I think parents should know what their children are reading, and if they truly object, they should tell their kids why, rather than summarily removing a book from their possession.
There's a lesson here, and that is I have to find happiness inside myself before I try to partner again.
A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies your real fear.
Nobody seems to care that with every push to live up to their expectations, my own dreams vaporize.