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Ashley Herring Blake

Writer

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Ashley Herring Blake is a writer.

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Profession: Writer

About Ashley Herring Blake

[Wikidata] queer romance and young adult writer... | [Wikipedia] Ashley Herring Blake is an American author of children's fiction, best known for her Stonewall Honor Book Award-winning middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World and Girl Made of Stars.

Quotes by Ashley Herring Blake

“I wanted you. I wanted us. You made all of this... I don't know. It sounds crazy, but you, in my life-…

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“I tell myself that I don't need him. But he's the only person I want right now.”

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Right now

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“His eyes said everything. They always did.”

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“I watch her duck into the building, a cavern in my chest so huge, I'm sure my next breath will flip me…

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“Even when we were together, in those quiet name-whispering moments, he never knew me. Never. And yeah, that was my fault, my…

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Time

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“She felt raw, a painting that wasn't dry yet. One hard nudge and she'd smear all over the place.”

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Delicate

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“This shouldn't make sense," I say. "What?" "Us. You and me." He presses his forehead to mine. "But we do. Maybe it's…

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“For a long time, when I was a little younger, I thought that was how every girl saw other girls— this mix…

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Beauty

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“He leans forward and gives me a lopsided grin. "Everything about you is unexpected.”

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“Just because you're scared to like someone doesn't make the like go away.”

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“If anyone can inspire you to believe in real, honest-to-God love stories again, it's William Shakespeare.”

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God love

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“My heart is crushed within me. Here is the truth: You made me love you- your eyes and mouth and voice. You…

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Truth

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“Sam and me- star-crossed and still entangled up on a hill overlooking the city. On top of the world. I almost laugh…

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Freedom

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“I guess the world really does end with a whimper, he says after a moment. "A whole lot of quiet, a million…

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Time

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“When he finally comes out, I edge down a little in the front seat of my car, torn between wanting to disappear…

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Wanting To Disappear

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“Sadness is awkward. Grief is awkward. A missing mother is awkward, no matter what form that missing takes. And no one likes…

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Grief

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“I'm left with a mouthful of words that wouldn't have made a difference anyway.”

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“The words fall out of my mouth like rain- I felt them coming, smelled them in the air, but there was nothing…

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“She tilts her head and puts her soft hand on my face, letting her fingertips glide down my neck, to my chest.…

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