01UndatedThis time when we kiss, I feel it in the pit of my stomach, I feel it in my heart. And I realize love isn't about sex. It's about connection.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
02UndatedYou were a summer gift, one I'll always treasure. You were a dream I never wanted to wake up from. You opened my eyes to things I'll never really see. You're the best thing that will ever happen to me.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
03UndatedHappiness, you see, its just an illusion of Fate, a heavenly sleight of hand designed to make you believe in fairy tales. But there's no happily ever after. You'll only find happy endings in books. Some books.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
05UndatedGod is love," she said. "And he respects love, whether it's between a parents, and child, a man and woman, or friends. I don't think he cares about religion one little bit. Live your life right. Love with all your heart. Don't hurt others, and help those in need. That is all you need to know. And don't worry about heaven. If it exists, you'll be welcome.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
07UndatedGirls get screwed.Not that kind of screwed, what I mean is, they're always on the short end of things.The way things work, how guys feel great, but make girls feelcheap for doingexactly what they beg for.The way they get to play you, all the while claiming they love you and making you believe it's true.The way it's okay to gift their heart one day, a backhand the next, to move on to the apricotwhen the peach blushes and bruises.These things make me believe God's a man after all.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
08UndatedDid you ever, when you were little, endure your parents’ warnings, then wait for them to leave the room, pry loose protective covers and consider inserting some metal object into an electrical outlet? Did you wonder if for once you might light up the room? When you were big enough to cross the street on your own, did you ever wait for a signal, hear the frenzied approach of a fire truck and feel like stepping out in front of it? Did you wonder just how far that rocket ride might take you? When you were almost grown, did you ever sit in a bubble bath, perspiration pooling, notice a blow dryer plugged in within easy reach, and think about dropping it into the water? Did you wonder if the expected rush might somehow fail you? And now, do you ever dangle your toes over the precipice, dare the cliff to crumble, defy the frozen deity to suffer the sun, thaw feather and bone, take wing to fly you home?Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
10UndatedHOW do you define a word without concrete meaning? To each his own, the saying goes, soWHYpush to attain an ideal state of being that no two random people will agree isWHERE you want to be? Faultless. Finished. Incomparable. People can never be these, and anyway,WHENdid creating a flawless facade become a more vital goal than learning to love the personWHOlives inside your skin? The outside belongs to others. Only you should decide for you -WHATis perfect.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
12UndatedGod wasn't love, couldn't be love. Because for me, love was a corpse.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
13UndatedThere's a lesson here, and that is I have to find happiness inside myself before I try to partner again.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
14UndatedA breeze blows up, touching my cheek like a little child's kiss. It flutters a piece of paper. "Trash, out there? Must belong to one of us." We move closer, and when I reached for it, I find...... a perfect paper airplane.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
15UndatedSpilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. It’s not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You can’t tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friend’s well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
17UndatedThe problem with falling in love is falling back out of it again, usually because you've fallen in love with a lie. That happens as often as not.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
18UndatedA word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies your real fear.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
19UndatedNobody seems to care that with every push to live up to their expectations, my own dreams vaporize.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
20UndatedIt is hard to believe that something that seems so permanent was once so different. Change. I guess that really is one thing you can count on...Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
21UndatedPerfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
22UndatedWhat we strive for, ultimately, is love. You won't find real love because you're beautiful on the outside. It is drawn to inner beauty. Spend your energy crafting that, and you will know true love.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
24UndatedI love the way she feels inthe curve of my arm. I loveher unpretentious beauty,her intelligence, her nerve.But could I ever love her?The concept of falling in loveis completely foreign, somethingI can’t bring myself to accept. Her hair pillows my cheek and her hand on my leg is warm. I care about you, Conner, and I hate to see you hurting. I want to respond but can’tfind the pretty words I need.Ellen Hopkins / quote ↗
