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Quote by Ned Vizzini

“That's what gets me through the day. Knowing that I could do it. That I'm strong enough to do it and I can get it done.”

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Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini was an American author renowned for his contributions to young adult literature. Born on April 4, 1981, his writing often tackled themes of identity and adolescence, earning him a dedicated following among young readers. Vizzini's distinctive style, marked by its humor and emotional intensity, left a lasting impression on the genre. He passed away on December 19, 2013. more

“I eat not because I want to, not because I have to overcome anything, not to prove myself to anyone, but because it's there. I eat because that's what people do. And somehow when the food is put in front of you by an institution, when there's a large gray force behind it and you don't have to thank anyone for it, you have the animal instinct to make it disappear.”

People Want Force Animal Behinds Fronts Prove Overcoming Institutions Instinct Disappear Gray Prove Myself Animal Instinct

Author:Ned Vizzini

“We fought a war on poverty, and poverty won”

War Poverty War On Poverty

Author:Ronald Reagan

“Not even Carol knows firsthand how it feels to be hurt in such a way by someone who's supposed to protect you”

Knows Way Feels Hurt Protect Protect You Carols

Author:Ellen Hopkins

“If someone smells a flower and says he does not understand, the reply to him is: there is nothing to understand, it is only a scent. If he persists, saying: that I know, but what does it all mean? Then one has either to change the subject, or make it more abstruse by saying that the scent is the shape which the universal joy takes in the flower.”

Ifs Knows Mean Doe Joy Subjects Flower Shapes Universal Smell Persist Scent

Book:My Life In My Words