“I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance.” KindArtSchoolSidesCitiesNew YorkDramaHigh SchoolProgramPerformingDepartmentNew York CityPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighPerforming ArtsHappenstance Author:Merritt Wever
“In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize me. They would try to marginalize me for what I like. I tried to give it up, believe me. I tried to kick the habit. But there's too much I liked about it to give it up completely.” WorldGivingTryingBelieveBookSchoolSidesToo MuchHabitHigh SchoolComicKicksBelieve In MeComic BookNerdCivilians Author:Mark Hamill
“I developed a mania for Fitzgerald - by the time I'd graduated from high school I'd read everything he'd written. I started with 'The Great Gatsby' and moved on to 'Tender Is the Night,' which just swept me away. Then I read 'This Side of Paradise,' his novel about Princeton - I literally slept with that book under my pillow for two years.” YearsTwoBookSchoolNightSidesNovelWrittenHigh SchoolMovedParadiseTwo YearsPillowMoved OnManiaPrincetonTender Is The Night Author:A. Scott Berg
“Parents don't get that, though. They don't understand about the fragility of teen friendships. They don't understand how easy it is for things to break apart, how someone you thought would be by your side forever can just disappear, or turn on you, or decide she likes someone more than she likes you. Parents always talk about romantic relationships being so ephemeral and fleeting in high school. What they don't get is that friendships can be the same way.” WayWould BeSchoolTurnsEasyParentSidesBreakForeverHigh SchoolDisappearLikesFleetingTurn-onYour SideEphemeralFragilityRomantic Relationship Book:The Thing About the Truth Source: The Thing About the Truth
“Everybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. If you talk to most artists, they think they can play something, you know, "If I had stayed playing football in high school, if I had been doing basketball..." Everybody's got their fantasies and thinks the grass is greener. It's not. It's not.” IfsThinkingKnowsPlaySchoolArtistSidesFantasyFootballBasketballHigh SchoolGrassPlaying FootballGreenerGrass Is GreenerGreener On The Other SideGrass Is Greener On The Other Side Author:Ice Cube
“I grew up in Synagogue in the boys' choir. We didn't listen to music in the house; only at temple. Then I went to a mostly African American high school on the South Side of Chicago and joined a gospel choir.” SchoolHouseSidesBoysGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolSouthAfrican AmericanTemplesChicagoListening To MusicChoirSynagogue Author:Mandy Patinkin
“I paused for a light at Hamilton and TWlfth and noticed the Nissan was running rough at idle. Two blocks later it backfired and stalled. I coaxed it into the center of the city. Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! A Trans Am pulled up next to me at a light. The Trans Am was filled with high school kids. One of them stuck his head out of the passenger-side window. "Hey lady," he said. "Sounds like you got a fartmobile." I flipped him an Italian goodwill gesture and pulled the ball cap low on my forehead. (Three to get Deadly)” SaidTwoLightRunningKidsSchoolThreeNextSoundSidesCitiesLike YouLowsHigh SchoolWindowBallsFilledStuckBlockHeyRoughItalianGesturesIdleCapsForeheadsTransGoodwillPassengersHamiltonFlipped Author:Janet Evanovich
“I think about my choice. Either outcome is bleak. If I stay and live through high school, go to college, get a job, what will ever change? This blackness inside will never go away. I don't make friends; I'll always be alone. If I go, at least there's hope of peace. Chance of a new and better life on the other side.” IfsThinkingSchoolJobsChoicesSidesChanceCollegeHigh SchoolOutcomesGoing AwayBetter LifeBlacknessBleakIf I Stay Author:Julie Anne Peters
“I hate mirrors; every time I look in one I see things that could be improved. If I could give my younger self any advice it would be: ‘Take a deep breath, the world is not ending – and do something with your hair.’ I had the same haircut from when I was a toddler all the way through high school, it was this weird side-parting. I didn’t like change.” IfsWorldWayGivingLooksSelfWould BeSchoolHateSidesAdviceHairHigh SchoolI HateBreathsMirrorsIf I CouldPartingDeep BreathHaircutsToddlerTake A Deep BreathYounger Self Author:Chris Colfer