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"I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?"
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"I hope that in this year to come, YOU make mistakes. Because if YOU are making mistakes, then YOU are making NEW things, trying NEW things, learning, living, pushing YOURself, changing YOURself, changing YOUR world. YOU're doing things YOU've never done before, n MORE importantly, YOU're doing something."

"Every morning, introduce one positive thought into your mind. Be persistent with it until it becomes your habit. It will change your life."

"Appreciate every little improvement. Forget to criticize every failure as long as you are learning from them."

"Accept losing but never give up the hope of winning"

"Adversity could be an advantage in the future. To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible."

"If you see only problems, then the doors of opportunities will close. If you see only opportunities, then problems will fly away."
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"Why do you have such a crappy attitude about math?''I don't. I have a crappy attitude about everything."

"It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say."

"She turns to us, acts surprised to see us, then does the bit with the back of the hand to the forehead. 'You're lost!' 'You're angry!' 'You're in the wrong school!' 'You're in the wrong country!' 'You're on the wrong planet!"

"Principal Principal: Where's your late pass, mister?Errant Student: I'm on my way to get one now. PP: But you can't be in the hall without a pass. ES: I know, I'm so upset. That's why I need to hurry, so I can get a pass. Principal Principal pauses with a look on his face like Daffy Duck's when Bugs is pulling a fast one. PP: Well, hurry up, then, and get that pass."

"If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why I was put on the planet."

"I need a new friend. I need a friend, period. Not a true friend, nothing close or share clothes or sleepover giggle giggle yak yak. Just a pseudo-friend, disposable friend. Friend as accessory. Just so I don't feel or look so stupid."

"I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this way.... I didn't try hard enough to swallow myself."

"Why are you being so mean?''Friends tell friends the truth.''yeah, but not to hurt, to help."

"We have to acknowledge that adolescence is that time of transition where we begin to introduce to children that life isn't pretty, that there are difficult things, there are hard situations, it's not fair. Bad things happen to good people."
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