"Whatever has happened in someone's past, the future is theirs to shape. The first step is to find a way out."

-- Ellen Hopkins

#Past Quotes #Shapes Quotes #Way Quotes

“Not enough families eat together. We eat in front of the TV while we're absorbed in a program.”
“Thereâ€™s just something unsettling about studying your reflection. Itâ€™s not a matter of being dissatisfied with your face or of being embarrassed by your vanity. Maybe itâ€™s that when you gaze into your own eyes, you donâ€™t see what you wish to seeâ€”or glimpse something that you wish werenâ€™t there.”
“Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again.”
“The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.”
“I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county, to consist of a few well-chosen books, to be lent to the people of the country under regulations as would secure their safe return in due time.”
“Concert' doesnâ€™t mean standing up like a target in front of thousands of strangers. It means coming together. It means harmony.”
“Wow. Nice bike,â€ I said. Which was a lie. It looked like a glossy black death trap.”
“Two elements enter into successful and happy gatherings at table. The food, whether simple or elaborate, must be carefully prepared; willingly prepared; imaginatively prepared. And the guests - friends, family or strangers - must be conscious of their welcome.”

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