"Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?"
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"The world will knock you down plenty. You don't need to be doing it to yourself."
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"I'm so not interesting in having to try and make something out of foil." What, you didn't like the poncho with wraparound leggings?" It was beyond hideou- wait a minute. You watch that show?" My mom loves it." But your suppose to be sulking in the basement getting ready to light fires." What can I say? I'm a failure as a teenager. I watch TV with my mom."
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"The truth is, I feel beyond sad. I feel empty. Numb."
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"You tell yourself that you aren't something or that you can't be something, and you know what? It will become true. You have to decide who you are and what you can do and then go after what you want. Because believe me, no one is going to give it to you."
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"Why do people think being with someone is the answer to everything?"
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"I do not fall. I fell so hard so long ago there is nothing left for me to land on. I just keep falling and falling and falling."
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"Things change. Stuff happens. Life goes on."
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"Anger can try to break your heart, but sorrow is what will. What can. What does."
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"I want to care, but I don’t. I look at you and all I feel is tired."
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"I want to care, but I don't. I look at you and all I feel is tired. I walk through school and all I want to do is leave. I wake up in the morning and don't know why I'm here. I feel like I'm not real."
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"Imagine a guy. He’s a little taller than you, with perfect skin, skin that just screams “touch me!” and dark hair and gorgeous blue eyes and he looks so sweet and he is sweet. And then have him blush a little."
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"The story of my life can be told in silver: in chocolate mills, serving spoons, and services for twelve. The story of my life has nothing to do with me. The story of my life is things. Things that aren’t mine, that won’t ever be mine. It’s all I’ve ever known. I wish it wasn’t."
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"I don't eat bread.' Is she pouting? It's hard to tell. She's had a lot of chemicals injected into her face."
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"There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each day. High school has things that can trip you up, ruin you, people say one thing and mean another, and you have to know all the rules, you have to know what you can and can't do."
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"Little Alice, all hollowed out, so easy to smash into a million little pieces."
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"But the past couple of days I’ve missed you so much it’s felt like missing you is all I am."
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"Vitamins ruined my life. Not that there was much left to ruin, but still. I know that blaming vitamins for my horrible life sounds strange. After all, vitamins are supposed to keep people healthy. Also, they're inanimate objects. But thanks to them I was stuck in the Jackson Center Mall watching my father run around in a bee costume."
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"Are you reading?" I say. It's not that I don't think Finn can read or anything, but it's just - well, not what I expected to see. I figured Finn spent his time doing whatever it is guys who aren't Josh do when they aren't in school. Burping, or something. "Try not to look so surprised," Finn says. "I read. I can count to ten. Sometimes I can even spell my own name."
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"The thing about hearts is that they always want to keep beating"
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