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"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."
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"Find the time everyday, to express what is in your heart. Life affirming choices that lift you up. Everyday,allow your your soul to express its joy at the gift of life. Create, laugh, dance, play, spend time in nature, connect with the Divine, whatever it is, take even a small amount of time to do the things your soul longs to do."

"Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, 'cause we were born this way!"

"Every heart must have its privatebestseller book."

"First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory."

"Writing is not just my Hobby . Pen is mouthpiece of my feelings,I have no another one But paper is my best friend. and My Best Friend always Listen so patiently whatever,whenever i speak."

"You don't have to live in anyone's shadow. Allow your unique characteristics to shine forth and Illuminate your way."

"The first job of a writer is to be honest."

"Do the work in your unique style."

"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."
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"Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides this? Does algebra move you to tears? Can plural possessives express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!"

"The night sky stretched on forever above me, the stars flung like glass beads and pearls on a black velvet cloak."

"I had let down my shields, that was the problem. The crazy inside Dad had infected me, weakened me so that when Finn smiled, I'd been vulnerable. I'd dropped my shields and let myself pretend that somebody like Finn would want to be with somebody like me."

"Fracture lines etch the surface of the glass box as if a body fell from the sky and landed on it. He doesn't hear the impact, can't smell the blood."

"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!"

"I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?"

"The smoke shifted direction and I breathed in. Breathed out. On the inhale I was angry. On the exhale there it was again. Fear. The fear made me angry and the anger made me afraid and I wasn't sure who he was anymore. Or who I was."

"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."
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