Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked. — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience. — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
I miss CDs. I miss listening to a whole album, even the lame songs that sometimes grow on you. — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
“It's all a lie. I said to myself. Romance. This notion that some guy is going to swoop and fall madly in love with me and change my life and make everything perfect. It's one big, horrible lie and I bought it. Hook, line, and a ten thousand-pound sinker. Or I guess I should say it's a lie for a… — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share
The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely… — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki. — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
“Does "doing exactly what I want" mean not thinking about other people's feelings? Because that's just not the kind of person I am. Maybe… — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
“I need to acknowledge that she may have controlled my past, but she doesn't have to dominate my present and my future, too” — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in… — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
Remember what to do when you're at the bottom of a hole? You've got to stop digging. — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
Sometimes we make decisions about our life and they feel like the right decision at the time. No, they are the right decision at… — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
“I'm not saying you didn't deserve it, O." Dakota laughed. "But I'm restocking the karma bank and you're at the top of my list.” — Carolyn Mackler Copy Share Image
