“Girlhood ... is the intellectual phase of a woman's life, that time when, unencumbered by societal expectations or hormonal rages, one may pursue any curiosity from the mysteries of the yo-yo to the meaning of infinity. These two particular pursuits were where I left off in the fifth grade when I discovered a hair growing in the wrong place and all hell broke loose.” MayTwoLeftHellGrowingMysteryParticularHairIntellectualExpectationsCuriosityRagePursuitPursueBrokeGradesInfinityPhasesFifthGirlhoodFifth GradeSocietal Expectations Author:Alice Kahn
“First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft: comb its nose and blow its hair. I usually find that most of the book will have handed itself to me on that first draft.” FirstsBookRunningTurnsHellCuttingHairShapesThirdsDown AndBlowNosesCombsKnobs Author:Terry Pratchett
“Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind . . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about.” WantedFacesHellSkyWindHairBeatsWindowBlueGoldenPleasantSunshineBlue SkyHappy Day Book:Magic Rises: A Kate Daniels Novel Source: Magic Rises: A Kate Daniels Novel
“Dear God, I've done so many crazy hair colors and outfits and makeup looks where I look back and it's like, What the hell was I doing? You can't be afraid to make mistakes, you have to take risks. We all have those moments we look back on and wish weren't captured on film, but we're not alone in that.” LooksDoneMomentsFilmWishMistakeHellRiskCrazyColorHairDearMaking MistakesMakeupNot AloneCapturedDoing YouOutfitsDear God Author:Evan Rachel Wood