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Elizabeth Smart is an American author renowned for her young adult novels. Born on November 3, 1987, she has gained acclaim for her compelling storytelling and relatable characters. Her books frequently explore themes of identity, family, and personal development.

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“I am over-run, jungled in my bed, I am infested with a menagerie of desires: my heart is eaten by a dove, a cat scrambles in the cave of my sex, hounds in my bed obey a whipmaster who cries nothing but havoc as the hours test my endurance with an accumulation of tortures. Who, if I cried, would hear me among the angelic orders?”

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“I must spin good ghosts out of my hope to oppose the hordes at my window. If those who look in see me condescend to barricade the door, they will know too much and crowd in to overcome me.”

Ifs Knows Looks Too Much Doors Window Overcoming Crowds Ghost Horde Barricades

Book:By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept ; And, The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals

Source: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept ; And, The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals

“If I had my wilderness, nature could be my lover. What can I do in the paved streets for my thirsty roots? I waste time. I encourage fools. I slip the vital hours into penny slot machines -- to pass time, to start my stuck wheels only love can oil.”

Ifs Hours Streets Fool Lovers Waste Roots Machines Oil Stuck Wheels Wilderness Wasting Time Slips Pennies Only Love Thirsty Slot Machines My Lover

Book:Necessary secrets: the journals of Elizabeth Smart

Source: Necessary secrets: the journals of Elizabeth Smart

About the Author

Born: November 3, 1987
Known for: Author
Quotes: 38

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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept ; And, The Assumption of the Rogues & RascalsRelated source material

Necessary secrets: the journals of Elizabeth SmartRelated source material

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On the Side of the Angels: The Second Volume of the Journals of Elizabeth SmartRelated source material

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