"He has built a pedestal for her so……" — Ellen Hopkins
"He has built a pedestal for her so tall that she is afraid to be lifted atop it, because to fall would mean certain death. But oh, she would rise far, far beyond fear and be held by arms so strong, and love so pure, that falling would not be an option."
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Ellen Hopkins
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322 Quotes by Ellen Hopkins
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This time when we kiss, I feel it in the pit of my stomach, I feel it in my heart.…
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What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain?
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Eventually, it becomes a matter of scale. When the good outweighs the bad, you stay. When the bad is the…
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Loss is loss. Doesn't take death to create it.
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Christmas is far and away my favorite holiday. I love everything about it, from the event that inspired it, hoping…
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When the door to love opens, The window to control closes.
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The wind kicks in stronger, branches clatter. Or maybe skeletons. Bones of abandonment. Ghosts that will never be.
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I know he did horrible things in the jungle. Things no amount of alcohol or pills could erase. War stains…
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Happiness is a bull's-eye, awaiting arrows of pain.
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Nonfiction speaks to the head. Fiction speaks to the heart. Poetry speaks to the soul. It's the essence of beauty.…
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you fly until you crash two days two nights no sleep, no food, come down off the monster YOU CRASH…
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When you love someone, you don't want to hurt them, even if they deserve to be hurt. When you love…
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