Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I feel like there are stages in many, many people's childhoods when you don't have one good friend. It can happen a lot in sixth and seventh grade because that's when things are changing so quickly. It's like a desperate dash for some kind of acceptable identity, and it can get ugly.

Rebecca Stead's Popular Quotes

When something works for you, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope that it will work for someone else.

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Mom. She always says to look at the big picture. How all of the little things don't matter in the long run. . . I know that Mom is right about the bi…

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Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other.

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The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the w…

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Pajamas are good for the soul.

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Einstein says common sense is just habit of thought. It's how we're used to thinking about things, but a lot of the time it just gets in the way.

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I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.

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But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life.

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Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.

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