"A lot of times, people say that people read to escape. But I think if you come from any community that is underrepresented, in any kind of media, whether that's around race, around class, or sexual orientation, religion, whatever it may be, sometimes you read to be affirmed. To have your humanity rendered complexly. And sometimes seeing yourself on the page is affirming. And we know that for some young people, that can also be life-saving."

-- Sofia Quintero

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“Acting is fun... don't let that get around!”
“I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem.”
“People say to the mentally ill, â€˜You know so many people think the world of you.â€™ But when they donâ€™t like themselves they donâ€™t notice anything. They donâ€™t care about what people think of them. When you hate yourself, whatever people say it doesnâ€™t make sense. â€˜Why do they like me? Why do they care about me?â€™ Because you donâ€™t care about yourself at all.”
“There are so many quirky characters, its easy to fall in love with any number of the characters on The Carrie Diaries.”

Source : "'The Carrie Diaries' Brendan Dooling On The Challenges Of Playing A Gay Teen In The '80s". Interview with Louis Peitzman, www.buzzfeed.com. April 4, 2013.
“A tribulation gives you the opportunity to test a truth you have always believed.”
“Playing basketball with my teammates was a gift! We cant play any more but we live the memories each day!”
“If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete.”
“People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.”

Source : The New Yorker, en.wikiquote.org. April 7, 1956.

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