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.

Alex Flinn

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Every girl pretends she is a princess at one point, no matter how... by Alex Flinn

Every girl pretends she is a princess at one point, no matter how little her life is like that.

princess life-is-like girl

Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will... by Alex Flinn

Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.

time-to-move-on things-in-life moving

Maybe we judge people too much by their looks because it's easier than seeing what's really important.

important judging people

I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them. by Alex Flinn

I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.

princess fashion

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.

fear love-you inspirational

This isn't a fairy tale. It's New York City. by Alex Flinn

This isn't a fairy tale. It's New York City.

fairy-tale cities new-york

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.

mean children ideas

Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of... by Alex Flinn

Something with inner beauty will live forever, like the scent of a rose.

inner-beauty forever rose

True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer. He would search the world and certainly look again and again in every cottage in Euphrasia until he finds you.

cottages true-love looks

Good to know: Doctors can't cure you of being a beast. by Alex Flinn

Good to know: Doctors can't cure you of being a beast.

beast cures doctors

You shouldn't miss someone who don't miss you, right? by Alex Flinn

You shouldn't miss someone who don't miss you, right?

missing-someone missing

Everyone can use a little beauty. by Alex Flinn

Everyone can use a little beauty.

use littles

I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes... by Alex Flinn

I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier!

easier mean people

I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see th... by Alex Flinn

I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.

different law years

People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore.

beauty people looks

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.

beastly soul feelings

Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at lea... by Alex Flinn

Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.

use writing fun

Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was never far from my mind.

stars ambition writing

I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun.

play fun kids

I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to... by Alex Flinn

I write contemporary fiction, and that is what my readers want to read.

contemporary-fiction want writing