"But adulthood," continued the barely twentysomething, "doesn't give……" — Cynthia Leitich Smith
"But adulthood," continued the barely twentysomething, "doesn't give you power over what matters most. It doesn't protect you from pain, loss, fate. That's part of being human."
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12 Quotes by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Love isn’t only passion and joy. It’s also sacrifice.
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Beginning authors often get in their own way … They forget that they’ve been telling stories since they could talk.…
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Besides, humans aren't prey. They are our natural enemies. They are to be avoided.
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It was funny, though, the things you didn't learn about people until after they died.
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Vampires don't live at all," she points out, "neither do we." She has me there. "Fine, I'll go. But when…
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Forget what you might have heard. There are no separate corps of angels for agnostics, atheists, Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims,…
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That's when it happens. Maybe it was my argument. Maybe it was my scary zeal. Whatever the reason, as soon…
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Men suck. - Not all men. Just the really good ones.
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I may be heaven-sent, but I'm not perfect.
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Bridget adds, "Did Anyone bring a weapon?" "Confiscated," Zach admits for both of us. Vesper holds up her metal fingernail…
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In the end, I'd loved him enough to let go. From afar, I would love him forever.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses…
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The tough thing about adulthood is it starts before you even know it starts.
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Calculated is the truth of adulthood, whereas honest is the truth of a child.
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If I were entering adulthood now instead of in the environment of fifty years ago, I would choose a career…
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The meaningful role of the father of the bride was played out long before the church music began. It stretched…
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Adulthood isn't an award they'll give you for being a good child. You can waste ears, trying to get someone…
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A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of times together. Happy memories become treasures in…
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