I told her about the man, not my daddy, she said, He was only making you into a real girl. I didnโt understand. But I made myself believe her. I was a real girl now. But what was I before?
Ellen HopkinsSorry. But I don't need some money-grubbing preacher defining my relationship with God.
Ellen HopkinsSad, that lives can be shattered, into so many pieces that they can never be put back together, the the relentless force of love. Irreparable.
Ellen HopkinsNot exactly. I see a girl who wants to present someone special to the world. Someone beautiful. The pinnacle of beauty. But she has lost her hold on reality. Real beauty isnโt thin. It isnโt size two, unless you happen to be four foot ten. What the world sees when they look at you is someone who believes self-worth is all about how she looks, and that very often means that what sheโs missing is love. Not someone elseโs love. But love and respect for herself.
Ellen Hopkins