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“Artwork isn't finished just because you've colored up to every corner on the page. Artwork is finished when you get to the end of your sentence.”

Inspirational Attitude

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“If we're kind to a hundred people and cruel to one, can we really be considered kind? I'm not so sure. I don't think kindness is supposed to have limitations.”

Kindness

Book:The Infinity Courts

Source: The Infinity Courts

“And if society cared more about rehabilitation than throwing stones, maybe we'd create an environment that encouraged people to be kinder.”

Kindness Society

Book:The Infinity Courts

Source: The Infinity Courts

“If I can’t figure out how to live on my own一how to do things on my own一how am I supposed to live at all?”

Living Self Identity

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“It's good to stay motivated, but if you're putting so much pressure on yourself that you're making yourself unhappy, that's not good. Try not to be so hard on yourself, okay? Set a pace you're comfortable with. Enjoy the journey.”

Happiness Journey Stress Pressure Coming Of Age

Book:Harley in the Sky

Source: Harley in the Sky

“Stars shine their brightest in the dark. So take this opportunity, and supernova the shit out of it.”

Inspiration Opportunity Stars

Book:Harley in the Sky

Source: Harley in the Sky

“I don't know how to hang on to someone who doesn't exist in the same world as me.”

Death Loss Grief Mourning Grief And Loss Death Of A Loved One

Book:Summer Bird Blue

Source: Summer Bird Blue

“There’s so much earth everywhere. It’s like all the people migrated to these pockets of lights and noise, and they left all these miles and miles of nature completely untouched.”

Nature Metaphor

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“When I look over my shoulder, I see Jamie watching me with the same adoring smile time he has from the first time I met him. Jamie is not a starfish. Not even close.”

Ya Sexual Abuse Artists Family Problems Racially Mixed Peoples

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“No soy muy buena para hablar con la gente, punto. Y, de todos modos, lo que necesito no es un amigo. No en este momento, cuando prefiero pintar a intentar encajar con los demás. Necesito una mamá que no me mire como si fuera un mueble usado que no combina con el estilo de la casa. Necesito empezar de nuevo. Necesito una vida de verdad.”

Fiction Fantasy Ya Young Adult Fiction

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“I'd rather have an ugly face than an ugly heart.”

Ya Artists Family Problems Racially Mixed Peoples

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“I'm not looking at them, Jamie says softly. "I'm looking at you." When I bring up my eyes, I'm looking at him too. Like, really looking at him. It's hard to breathe when all the colors of his face are so rich and intoxicating-pale blue eyes, a honey tan, and dark chocolate hair. How could someone so beautiful be looking at me the way he is, with half of a smile and affection in his gaze? What does he see? And then I realize. He sees the same thing I see when I look at him. He sees something beautiful.”

Ya Sexual Abuse Artists Family Problems Racially Mixed Peoples

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“I feel like I have the world, and even though Prizm isn't in it, Hiroshi is. His family is. His art is. He's filling a void I never knew was there, with his stories and his family and his paintings and the kindness he never seems to run out of.”

Ya Sexual Abuse Artists Family Problems Racially Mixed Peoples

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“I need to be strong enough to move away on my own, to pull Mom's hooks out of my heart, to forget about Uncle Max. I need to be strong enough to carry all the guilt of what happened to my family because of me.”

Sexual Abuse Artists Family Problems Racially Mixed Peoples

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“Death doesn't rid of us of our feelings. It just stops us from changing the narrative.”

Fiction Novel Courts New Release 2021

Book:The Infinity Courts

Source: The Infinity Courts

“No tengo la valentía de ir más allá de mi zona de confort. Y mi zona de confort es, obviamente estar sola e invisible.”

Young Adult Ficción Akemi Dawn Bowman

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

“I'll be right back," she says, and as soon as she disappears into the next room, I feel like someone has yanked my social crutch out from under my arm. I'm floundering. All I can think about is Emery coming back so I can have someone to hide behind.”

Social Anxiety Yup

Book:Starfish

Source: Starfish

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