Ellen Hopkins Quotes - Page 14

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• So you want to know all about me. Who I am. What chance meeting of brush and canvas painted the face you see? What made me despise the girl in the mirror enough to transform her,turn her to into a stranger, only not. So you want to hear the whole story. Why I swerved off the high road, hard left to nowhere, recklessly indifferent to those coughing my dust, picked up speed no limits,no top end, just a high velocity rush to madness.

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  Girl, Who I Am, Dust

  Ellen Hopkins (2012). “Crank”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

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• I only have have one question, scraping the inside of me. Answer it, and I will stumble back into her shadow, shut my mouth, never ask again. I've tried to ignore it, but it won't go away. It haunts my dreams, chases me through every single day, and I don't have the strength to turn around, face it down. So please tell me and I swear I'll never ask again. It's in your power to make it go away, and all you have to do is tell me why you love her more.

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  Dream, Shadow, Going Away

  Ellen Hopkins (2009). “Tricks”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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• But hey, I'm not exactly sold on the idea that love is, in fact, real. Will it find me one day, overtake me, infiltrate my life like sunlight snakes through the cold of morning? Can love thaw me? will it ever?

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  Morning, Real, Love Is

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• Either way, you are in charge. Jealousy works against you. It takes control away from you, hands it over to the opposition. Maintain control.

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  Hands, Way, Take Control

  Ellen Hopkins (2013). “Collateral: A Novel”, p.273, Simon and Schuster

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• The problem with being grounded is it gives you a whole lot of unavoidable time to think. NOt even pulling weeds can take away your ability to plot all the varied and wonderful things you might do to get even, or at least to make up, just get a smidgen for time lost to TV and yard work and house cleaning.

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  Weed, Thinking, Giving

  Ellen Hopkins (2012). “Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy”, p.186, Simon and Schuster

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• Detailed descriptions, abstract ambitions, relevant observations, your's and mine.

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  Ambition, Abstract, Description

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• Your life doesn't belong to you, it belongs to the people that love you

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  Love You, People

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• A Problem Is really just a solution in need of a reason to exist.

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  Needs, Problem, Reason

  Ellen Hopkins (2013). “Perfect”, p.85, Simon and Schuster

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• Death Is only the easy way out if you are the one who dies.

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  Way, Easy, Dies

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• But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liable for my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions

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  Crazy, Home, Mean

  Ellen Hopkins (2008). “Impulse”, p.459, Simon and Schuster

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• When did creating a flawless facade become a more vital goal than learning to love the person who lives inside your skin?

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  Creating, Goal, Skins

  Ellen Hopkins (2013). “Perfect”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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• Learning by example is valid, but when you have the information to know that turning in a certain direction can lead you to a very wrong place, most of the "blame" is on the individual.

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  Example, Information, Blame

  Source: monsterlibrarian.com

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• I carry a strong anti-drug message, and it's important young people especially hear a "real" story about addiction and how it affects not only the addict but also the people who love him/her, rather than "just say no."

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  Strong, Real, People

  Source: ncac.org

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• Too many people believe they can control their drug of choice. But the drug is almost always in control. If an addict truly wants help, it is available, but it is a rocky path. The monster always calls. Never give an addict money. Clothe them. Feed them. But enabling them is the quickest path to watching them fade away completely. This may seem harsh. But I've watched my own child relapse, after six years sober. I love her. Always. But I can't help her die.

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  Children, Believe, Years

  Source: monsterlibrarian.com

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• Addiction is rarely conquered alone.

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  Addiction

  Source: monsterlibrarian.com

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• Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that's the strength of books. Don't worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come.

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  Book, Writing, Character

  Source: ncac.org

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• I have a really good idea of who my readers are and always write with a sensitivity to my audience. I use the F word when necessary, but there are words I won't use, mainly because I don't like them. I don't write about body parts when I write about sex. It's not about the physiological, it's more important for teens to read about the emotional aspects. I do think there are times when self-censorship is important.

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  Sex, Writing, Emotional

  Source: ncac.org

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• Many readers share their stories with me and if one speaks to me (or if the same theme keeps coming at me), I will research it and decide if it would make a good book. But, straight down to it, people inspire me.

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  Book, People, Inspire

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• I think parents should know what their children are reading, and if they truly object, they should tell their kids why, rather than summarily removing a book from their possession.

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  Children, Book, Reading

  Source: versenovels.com

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• Why are people so afraid of giving their kids necessary information that might prevent an unwanted pregnancy or disease? But they're not worried about the violent nature of video games or movies or books.

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  Pregnancy, Book, Kids

  Source: versenovels.com

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