Lauren Myracle Quotes

United States, Writer
May 15, 1969

Lauren Myracle (born May 15, 1969) is an American writer of young adult fiction. She has written many novels, including the three best-selling "IM" books, ttyl, ttfn and l8r, g8r. Her book Thirteen Plus One was released May 4, 2010. Myracle's younger sister, Susan Rebecca White, writes adult fiction, including Bound South (2009), A Soft Place to Land (2010), and A Place at the Table (2013).

I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always realistic.

Lauren Myracle
- Why
- Kids
- Parents
Kids need to see their world reflected back to them.

Lauren Myracle
- World
- Kids

I'm always drawn to the underdogs, to the people whose stories don't get told.

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- People
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.

Lauren Myracle
I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.

Lauren Myracle
- Introvert
Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.

Lauren Myracle
- Smart
Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenagers, but I'm not.

Lauren Myracle
- Writing
- Worry
Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do - don't give up.

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- People
- Up

It's neither my job nor within my capabilities to save people. But a book sure can try.

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- People
- Job
- Book
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.

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- Time
- Different
- Book
Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.

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- Up
- Kids
- Power
Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.

Lauren Myracle
- Cool
- Author
Ideas matter. The world matters. Our lives matter, and the choices we make as we navigate our lives perhaps matter most of all.

Lauren Myracle
- World
- Choices
God, it sucks to disappoint your parents, even at forty-two years old.

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- God
- Parents

When guys talk about sex, eyebrows don't get raised. It's different for girls.

Lauren Myracle
- Different
- Sex
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.

Lauren Myracle
- Writing
- Cool
- Author