“In my books my characters experience things as they are. My books allow youth an honest look at important issues affecting them. As adults we want to believe things like sex abuse or drug use are not happening anymore, or happening less and less, but that's not the case and we need to acknowledge that. We can't make life prettier for youth, but we can arm them.” WantNeedsBelieveLooksImportantBookCharacterUseSexCasesIssuesHonestYouthArmsDrugHappeningsAdultsAbuseAcknowledgeImportant IssuesDrug UseSex Abuse Author:Ellen Hopkins
“There's a school of thought that says if you legalize drugs it will solve the problem. We're all good liberals, we said let's do it and see what happens. We wanted to be honest about it. So in our brainstorming sessions we'd say, what if? The finding was that all the negative things came out also. The answer is that we didn't believe in the full legalization of drugs. But we don't believe in the criminalization of drugs, either.” IfsBelieveSaidProblemHappensWantedSchoolAnswersHonestDrugFindingsNegativeDon't BelieveSolveBeing HonestWhat IfSessionBrainstorming Author:George Pelecanos
“No one wants to say they hate their own body. Many are scared that if they confide in others then people will look down on them. This is wrong. It's not weak to talk about it. On the contrary. It's the same with alcoholics and drug addicts - you have to be honest with yourself first. When you have accepted the negatives you can then focus on the positives, like, I have nice hair, nice eyes, great cheekbones.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsLooksBodyEyeHateFocusNiceHonestHairDrugWeakScaredContraryAcceptedBeing HonestAddictAlcoholicsDrug AddictHonest With YourselfBe Honest With YourselfCheekbonesNice Eyes Author:Crystal Renn
“And, to be honest, if weed is a gateway drug, then I really did hop the fence, but sometimes I can't help but miss the sticky-sweet warmth of a good old fashioned hot box.” IfsI CanSometimesHelpingHonestMissingSweetDrugHotBoxesBeing HonestHopsWeedWarmthFenceOld FashionedGatewaysSticky Author:Kris Kidd
“The thing about us is we're honest. If we're asked whether we take drugs, we say yes. I was brought up by my mom not to be a liar.” IfsHonestMomDrugMy MomLiars Author:Noel Gallagher