Have you ever had so much to say that your mouth closed up tight struggling to harness the nuclear force coalescing within your words? Have you ever had so many thoughts churning inside you that you didnโt dare let them escape in case they blew you wide open? Have you ever been so angry that you couldnโt look in the mirror for fear of finding the face of evil glaring back at you?
Ellen HopkinsLiving means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing.
Ellen HopkinsAnd now life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future-you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get nice house.
Ellen HopkinsSpilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. Itโs not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You canโt tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friendโs well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?
Ellen Hopkins