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Ellen Hopkins

"Forgiveness isn't my best thing.Easier staying pissed. But I'mtired of being pissed all the time.Tired of feeling hurt by stuff thatcan never be fixed because it isan indelible part of the past."

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"Forgiveness isn't my best thing.Easier staying pissed. But I'mtired of being pissed all the time.Tired of feeling hurt by stuff thatcan never be fixed because it isan indelible part of the past."

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Donna Grant

"If someone hurts you, he is hurting himself. He may not be able to escape that hurt in his lifetime."

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Donna Grant

"The truth of life is that almost all that we achieve through pain is the best medicine for us, as most drugs are bitter."

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Donna Grant

"I have heard that Paganism is for broken people, but life cracks everyone in some way. We are a religion of healing people."

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Donna Grant

"Sorrow is an opportunity to appreciate happiness."

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Donna Grant

"We learn from pain that some of the things we thought were castles turn out to be prisons, and we desperately want out, but even though we built them, we can't find the door. Yet maybe if you ask God for help in knowing which direction to face, you'll have a moment of intuition. Maybe you'll see at least one next right step you can take."

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Donna Grant

"When we rest, our energy is restored."

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Donna Grant

"Your suffering needs to be respected. Don't try to ignore the hurt, because it is real. Just let the hurt soften you instead of hardening you. Let the hurt open you instead of closing you. Let the hurt send you looking for those who will accept you instead of hiding from those who reject you."

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Donna Grant

"Focusing your energy on the things you don't like about yourself is self-sabotage and defeating. When you re-direct all that energy into a more positive direction, you will feel the shift instantly to improve your self-esteem and attitude."

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Donna Grant

"Five truly effective prescriptions to remedy a bad day. (You can't overdose.)-Pray; discuss your troubles with God.-List your blessings. (The blue sky, soft cookies, warm socks, etc.)-Call your mom.-Visit an animal shelter and hug a lonely cat.-Visit a nursing home and hug a lonely grandparent."

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"It hurt to be wounded. But healing begins with forgiveness."

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Ellen Hopkins
"I think it's easyto confuse love with other things.Lust, for one. Need, for another."

Love

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Ellen Hopkins
"Aloneeverything changes.Some might call it distorted realitybut it's exactly the place I need to be."

Solitude

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Ellen Hopkins
"Afraid to die loveless. Because I think if you die without knowing love in this life, that's how you'll spend eternity. Alone. Frozen. Do you think hell is fiery? I don't. I think hell is frozen."

Fear

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Ellen Hopkins
"Yes, it takes two to dance. But somebody has to lead."

Leadership

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Ellen Hopkins
"What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain?"

Perception

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Ellen Hopkins
"HOW do you define a word without concrete meaning? To each his own, the saying goes, soWHYpush to attain an ideal state of being that no two random people will agree isWHERE you want to be? Faultless. Finished. Incomparable. People can never be these, and anyway,WHENdid creating a flawless facade become a more vital goal than learning to love the personWHOlives inside your skin? The outside belongs to others. Only you should decide for you -WHATis perfect."

Self-Love

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Ellen Hopkins
"I felt so fine I didn't once overanalyze the perfect emotion, budding inside. The one I'd always feared most."

Joy

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Ellen Hopkins
"In control. Out of control. Sometimes they're the same thing. The trick is knowing it's okay to feel out of control once in a while, as long as you're sure you can regain the upper hand when you absolutely need to."

Resilience

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Ellen Hopkins
"Nonfiction speaks to the head. Fiction speaks to the heart. Poetry speaks to the soul. It's the essence of beauty. The essence of pain. It pleases the eye and the ear."

Art

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Ellen Hopkins
"Real love finds you once, if you're lucky."

Love

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