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Lauren Myracle

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01Undated

We're all just people...We all have things we deal with, but it's all right. We always muddle through.

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02Undated

Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be.

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03Undated

But i can't let you go," he said. "How could I let you go? I searched my heart"—he shrugged— "and I love you.

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04Undated

She holds herself with such reserve. She smiles, but the smile doesn't reach her eyes, even in the company of the girls she's chosen to eat with. Why?I have no clue, and I really don't want to spend my time worrying about it. But my brain pushes at the question anyway.Why are people aloof?Because they don't want to let others in.Why don't they want to let others in?Well, sometimes because they're shy, and sometimes because they're convinced of their own superiority.But those aren't the only reasons. Sometimes it's because thay have something to hide.

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05Undated

Sarah Lynn strides out of the stairwell. Lawrence watches her go. The door slushes shut behind her, and he turns to me with a tightened jaw. I want to tell him: No, no, you've got it all wrong. I don't care if you kiss a white girl. I don't care if you love a white girl. I just wish you'd chosen a white girl worthy of your love.Lawrence's Adam's apple jerks up and down, and I realize that in addition to whatever else he's feeling, he's scared. He's in love with the darling of the school, Sarah Lynn Lancaster, ad he's afriad I'll expose his secret. I give a tiny shake of my head, wanting him to know he has nothing to fear, not from me.

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06Undated

I feel like a three-dimensional girl in a two-dimensional world.

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07Undated

My angel-boy is close now, as in five-feet-away close. There's no way I'm going to burst into song in front of him. But then the contrary part of me says, you're going to let a boy keep you from singing out loud? Sing, sister! Sing!So I do, and my angel-boy turns his head.

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08Undated

Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.

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09Undated

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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