#teenage

When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#could #directly #emotions #english #express

I didn’t want to see it. I didn’t think he’d ever really notice me, and in the end, he didn’t. ↗

— Elizabeth Scott

#teenagers #young-adult #young-adult-romance #young-adult-romance

Before she closed the door, she hit me with this one: "I feel like it's November first," she said, "and I'm that discarded jack-o'-lantern whose heart and guts are splattered all over the boulevard of broken promises." "And a good night to you, too," I said. ↗

— Rick Detorie

#teenagers #broken-hearted-quotes

No. Absolutely not. I forbid it. You'll have nightmares." "She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?" As soon as the angry words were out of my mouth, I knew I had gone too far. "Matilda!" Mother rose from her chair. "You are forbidden to pseak to me in that tone! Apologize at once. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#parents #teenagers #eating-disorders

Have you ever noticed that it takes a textbook dozens of pages to say what normal people can cover fast? Example: What was the full impact of World War II? Clear-cut teenage answer: we won. ↗

— Joan Bauer

#world-war-ii

Let your inner DORK shine through. ↗

— Rachel Renée Russell

#life

I came when I was in high school as part of a student exchange program with the Jewish Community Center in New Jersey, to Ramat Eliyahu. You come and volunteer for five weeks at a day camp. I was a teenager - I couldn't really appreciate it as much, and now I come back as an adult and I can really get the flavor of the city, and I love it. ↗

— Zach Braff

#appreciate #back #came #camp #center

Being a teenager is as difficult as living with one. And we've all been there. Perhaps that's the reason we're so hard on them. ↗

— Melvin Burgess

#being #being a teenager #difficult #hard #living

To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it. ↗

— Ellen Burstyn

#film #him #i #me #moral

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#barry #bond #composer #film #first