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Swati Avasthi

(1969) Children's Writer

9 quotes in 24 categories

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Swati Avasthi is a children's writer.

Quick Facts About Swati Avasthi

Born: November 30, 1969
Profession: Children's Writer

About Swati Avasthi

American writer of fiction and a teacher... | Swati Avasthi is an Indian-American writer of fiction and a professor.
Her first young adult novel, Split, receiving several awards including Cybils Young Adult Fiction Award and a Parents’ Choice 2010 Silver Award.
In 2009, her short story "Swallow" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was li

Quotes by Swati Avasthi

“Maybe one is enough”

Abuse

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“Sometimes I wonder why words can't actually make us bleed.”

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“We all screw up. We all wish we were stronger than we are, and not one of us will get through this…

Life

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“It's weird when someone gets you understands what you would never say not even to yourself.”

Learning

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“Finally, Jace suspects it's a bad sign that he is referring to himself in the third person.”

Humor

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“I always thought saying sorry was more about alleviating guilt, that apologies were designed for the mouth, not for the ears.”

Apology

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“You think I’m sixteen, so I don’t know what love is, right?” She shakes her head, sad smile on again. “Sometimes I…

Big break

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“ This is why they say you should look before you leap. They say a lot of things. Carpe diem. Even platitudes…

Carpe diem

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“But I’m not the one digging her grave; I didn’t open her hole in the earth when I drove away that night…

Abused women

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