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When you’re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. It’s not as exciting as being a television star, but it’s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until you’re finished resting.

Barbara Park

I find the term perfect child to be an oxymoron.
BARBARA PARK

Children Oxymoron Perfect
A little glitter can turn your whole day around.
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Glitter Little Turns
Sometimes grown ups don’t act their right old age
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Age Old Sometimes
Sometimes I think he’s the kind of friend that grownups call a ‘fair-weather friend.’ That means when everything’s going smoothly, he’s the best friend a guy could want. But as soon as something goes wrong…(he) sort of turns on you.
BARBARA PARK

Mean Thinking Weather
My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.
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Senior Witty Writing
Our nannas are losers.
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Loser Nannnas Our
I don’t really believe in pretending to be happy when you’re not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems.
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Believe Friends Problem
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature’s thoughtful that way.
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Grief Mean Thoughtful
When you’re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. It’s not as exciting as being a television star, but it’s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until you’re finished resting.
BARBARA PARK

Dream Mean Stars
Can’t we be friends?’ I hate your guts, Frankovitch’ Can’t our guts be friends?
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Friend Gut Hate
Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can’t control your sadness.
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Control Sadness Sometimes
Moving makes you feel all alone inside.
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All Alone Feels Moving
A stick or a stone only stings for a minute. A name seems to hurt forever.
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Forever Hurt Name
Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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Bad Good Inhibiting Way
And sometimes when you’re very mixed-up inside, you do things you know you shouldn’t do.
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Inside Knows Mix Sometimes
I’m not actually sure I’m grown-up enough for grown-up books.
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Book Enough Grown Sure

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