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1 " So many people behave like they think a cinema orchestra is following them around to give them backing music, that they're the superstar of the universe...and the people who believe this way, they're the people who tend to hurt others the most. They think they're the hero of their own story, but, actually, in the pursuit of being so important, they're often the villain of everyone else's. "
― Holly Bourne , The Yearbook
2 " The end of childhood is when you realise that adults have no idea what the hell they're doing "
3 " If you don’t say anything bad about other people, it is less likely that they will say bad things about you. "
4 " If you’re not scared, then it’s not courage. "
5 " Remind yourself it’s better to be lonely than hurt. It’s better to be alone than in a room full of people who can turn on you. "
6 " That the end of childhood is when you realize adults don’t really know what they’re doing. "
7 " Just keep telling the truth, Paige,” he said. “I know it’s hurting, but it’s working. "
8 " Sometimes it only takes one person to tell you a different story. A person you love and respect. "
9 " Well, the weird thing about people,” polly said, “it’s, so very often, they’d rather feel important than feel happy. "
10 " It hadn’t felt safe. Then I told my story, and now I did. "
11 " People always believe they're nice in their own heads, that's what makes it so scary when you look at the state of the world. "
12 " I’d been playing a game that was impossible to win. For a prize that didn’t exist. "
13 " There was a smell, a musty one that made you feel smarter and the need to talk quietly. "
14 " Your Lexicon is exceedingly impressive." "Listen back to that last sentence, you literary show-off.""I have no idea what you mean. "
