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The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex. (Louis Sachar)
I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it. View quote
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But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps, Trying to pull myself together And maybe I'll discover A clue along the way! View quote
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I hope I remember everything," said Toni. "You won't," said Trapp. "That's how you learn. But after you make the same mistake one, or two, or five times, you'll eventually get it. And then you'll make new mistakes. View quote
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I may have ruined my life, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food. View quote
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But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you...Your muscles will toughen. So will your heart and soul. That's necessary for survival. But don't lose touch with that person deep inside you, or else you won't really have survived at all. View quote
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Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second. View quote
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An idea doesn't die," said Trapp. "It exists somewhere, in its own dimension, waiting to be perceived. View quote
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He could hardly lift his spoon during breakfast, and then he was out on the lake, his spoon soon replaced by a shovel. View quote
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I remember my fourth grade teacher reading 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Stuart Little' to us - both, of course, by E. B. White. His stories were genuinely funny, thought provoking and full of irony and charm. He didn't condescend to his readers, which was why I liked his books, and why I wasn't a big reader of other children's' books. View quote
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I guess what led to me writing 'Holes' was having moved to Texas in 1991, and it was sort of my reaction to Texas. (Louis Sachar)
I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. View quote
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Not counting 'Small Steps,' I think 'Holes' is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn't changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I'm still too close to 'Small Steps' to compare it to 'Holes.' View quote
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I want kids to think that reading can be just as much fun and more so than TV or video games or whatever else they do. I think any other kind of message or morals that I might teach is secondary to first just enjoying a book. View quote
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Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result. View quote
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My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years. View quote
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I think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life. View quote
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It's – I write the books and let the market find who reads it. I guess a young adult is anywhere from ten to fifteen. View quote
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It's funny how you can go from hating a girl to maybe liking her, maybe liking her a lot, just because she shows a little interest in you. View quote
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The best morals kids get from any book is just the capacity to empathize with other people, to care about the characters and their feelings. So you don't have to write a preachy book to do that. You just have to make it a fun book with characters they care about, and they will become better people as a result. View quote
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I'm no good at describing my books. 'Holes' has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about. (Louis Sachar)
There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just screwed up your life, or perhaps especially if you had just screwed up your life. View quote
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A lot of people don't believe in curses. A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not. View quote
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