Alex Flinn Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Every girl pretends she is a princess at one point, no matter how little her life is like that.”
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“Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2015). “Four Beastly Kendra Chronicles Collection: Beastly, Lindy's Diary, Bewitching, Mirrored”, p.74, HarperCollins
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“Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.”
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“I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.”
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“I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.”
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“People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore...”
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“A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2009). “Beastly”, p.23, Harper Collins
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“Good to know: Doctors can't cure you of being a beast.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2014). “Three Beastly Kendra Chronicles: Beastly, Lindy's Diary, Bewitching”, p.50, Harper Collins
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“Anyone else feel like that? Like your life's a big act. Like you're trying to be a man when you're just a scared kid, trying to keep under control when you really want to scream, cry, or maybe hit someone. Ever feel like you're breathing underwater and you have to stop because you're gulping in too much fluid.”
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“The magic is over, but its effects will live forever.”
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“Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.”
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“Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.”
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“I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2009). “A Kiss in Time”, p.12, Harper Collins
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“A boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else.”
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“This isn't a fairy tale. It's New York City.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2014). “Three Beastly Kendra Chronicles: Beastly, Lindy's Diary, Bewitching”, p.43, Harper Collins
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“Everyone can use a little beauty.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : Alex Flinn (2015). “Four Beastly Kendra Chronicles Collection: Beastly, Lindy's Diary, Bewitching, Mirrored”, p.73, HarperCollins
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“What happened to romance? Sappy, soppy longhand love letters.”
-- Alex FlinnSource : "Fictional character: Lindy". "Beastly", www.imdb.com. 2011.
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“A shoe that fits one person pinches another.”
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“Maybe you actually do need to face obstacles with someone to know that they're the one you'd sacrifice for.”
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“I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.”
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“I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier!”
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“Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.”
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“I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.”
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“In stories like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, they always say the heroine is 'as good as she is beautiful.' I wondered if people just wanted that to be true, wanted the beautiful to be good. I wondered if they wanted the ugly to be bad because then they wouldn't have to feel bad for them.”
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“Maybe we judge people too much by their looks because it's easier than seeing what's really important.”
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“It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.”
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“You are right. I have no idea, and it is none of my business, and I was taught to obey my parents. But sometimes it is just impossible to obey blindly. Sometimes a child must strike out on her own. A child cannot be a child forever, whether that means not touching a spindle or . . . or . . .”
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“That's what true love should be like-the person should be part of your soul and you should know what they're feeling all the time.”
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“Each of my books took roughly one and a half years to write. Some may have taken a shorter time to write the draft and a longer time to revise, while others were the opposite.”
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