Cynthia Lord Quotes
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When someone is upset, it’s not a good time to bring up your own problems.
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Don’t stand in front of the TV when other people are watching it.
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If you want to get away with something, don’t announce it first.
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At some point, you just have to choose. And then be brave enough to stand up to the people who think you made the wrong choice.
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Mom says I have to deal with what is and not to get my hopes up, but how else can hopes go but up
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If you say something over and over and over, maybe they’ll give in to shut you up.
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When you say something stupid, gloss over it with superfast talking and maybe no one’ll notice.
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People say it's better to know the truth, but what if the ending's a bad one? Is it still better to know? Or is it kinder to keep that string of hope dangling? To believe that maybe if you just wait long enough, everything could still end the way you want.
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Different can be good. It makes you pay attention -Dr. Katz
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If you can get people to care about the little things, they'll care about the big things, too.
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Giving up and letting go are too very different things, Lily. Giving up is admitting you're beat and walking away. Letting go means you're setting something free. You're releasing something that's been keeping you stuck. That takes faith and more than a little courage" -Pepere
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Maybe it's kinder not to remember, because you don't have to grieve.
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Looking closer can make something beautiful
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"I wish everyone had the same chances," I say. "Because it stinks a big one that they don't." - Catherine
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No toys in the fish tank
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Sometimes I can change how I feel about something by drawing it.
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It's just as important to show the hard things in the world as it is to show the beautiful ones. Even in the midst of horrible things, there are little bits of wonder, and all of it's true.
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...choosing words is harder than I thought.
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New friendships break pretty easily if something goes wrong at the beginning.
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What I love about art is that anything is possible. Bees can be pink. Trees can be purple. It's like taking the world as it is and then swirling it around to show how it could be" -Salma