“When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.” WorldFirstsIdeasDifferentRealWould BeSchoolRomanceGirlWaitingSleepNovelSweetHeroHigh SchoolDecidedMovedDrivenReal WorldValleysRomance NovelMicrocosmSleeping Beauty Author:Francine Pascal
“I moved on from the whole 'Playboy' thing five years ago and really never looked back. I'm not one of those girls who goes back to all the parties and things.” YearsWholeGirlPartyFiveYears AgoMovedFive YearsPlayboyMoved OnI Moved On Author:Holly Madison
“A girl of eighteen imagines the feelings behind the face that has moved her with its sympathetic youth as easily as primitive people imagined the humors of the gods in fair weather. What is she to believe in if not in this vision woven from within?” PeopleIfsBelieveFeelingsFacesGirlBehindsVisionImagineYouthFairsMovedWeatherPrimitiveSympatheticEighteenWoven Book:Romola: In Two Volumes Source: Romola: In Two Volumes
“When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel so much.” FeelsMadeGirlDogMovedFollowingStranger Book:Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel
“I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to the Brit School. I'm a South London girl at heart.” HeartSchoolGirlParentGrewGrew UpMovedWestSouthLondonBrits Author:Ashley Madekwe
“I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know?” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingGirlNew YorkSpeechHarderMovedCaliforniaValleysSouthernSouthern CaliforniaValley Girl Author:Mara Wilson
“I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.” ArtistGirlCitiesNew YorkMarriedMovedFranceParisNot SureNew York CityRunawaySetups Author:Louise Bourgeois
“Where I lived - winter and hard earth.I sat in my cold stone roomchoosing tough words, granite, flint,to break the ice. My broken heart -I tried that, but it skimmed,flat, over the frozen lake.She came from a long, long way,but I saw her at last, walking,my daughter, my girl, across the fields,In bare feet, bringing all spring's flowersto her mother's house. I swearthe air softened and warmed as she moved,the blue sky smiling, none too soon,with the small shy mouth of a new moon.” WayHeartLongHardEarthLastsMotherGirlHouseBreakSawsAirFeetSkyFieldsBrokenColdWalkingMoonSpringMouthsDaughterToughStonesBlueMovedWinterIceSatLakesShyFlatsMy DaughterFrozenLong WayBlue SkyMy GirlNew MoonGraniteBare FeetFrozen Lake Author:Carol Ann Duffy
“I moved out eventually of the White House and moved into a townhouse with a group of girls while I was in college.” GirlHouseWhiteGroupsCollegeMovedWhite House Author:Susan Ford
“The childhood that Paul and Clara Jobs created for their new son was, in many ways, a stereotype of the late 1950s. When Steve was two they adopted a girl they named Patty, and three years later they moved to a tract house in the suburbs.” WayYearsTwoJobsGirlThreeHouseChildhoodSonLateMovedThree YearsStereotypeAdoptedSuburbsClara Book:Steve Jobs Source: Steve Jobs