Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do - don't give up.
- Lauren Myracle
Want, Give, Other, Foolish
Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
- Lauren Myracle
Books, Decided, Author, Banned
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
- Lauren Myracle
Cool, Reaction, Author, Banned
When guys talk about sex, eyebrows don't get raised. It's different for girls.
- Lauren Myracle
Sex, Get, Guys, Eyebrows
I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always realistic.
- Lauren Myracle
Worry, Want, Always, Worried
I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.
- Lauren Myracle
Know, Closet, Friendly, Introvert
Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.
- Lauren Myracle
Give, Some, Read, Credit
God, it sucks to disappoint your parents, even at forty-two years old.
- Lauren Myracle
Old, Sucks, Even, Disappoint
I don't shy from controversy. I'm telling stories, and I'll tell whatever story seems like it wants to be told.
- Lauren Myracle
Shy, Stories, Telling, Controversy
Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.
- Lauren Myracle
Grown-Up, Them, Figure, Knowledge Is Power
It's neither my job nor within my capabilities to save people. But a book sure can try.
- Lauren Myracle
Sure, Nor, Capabilities, Neither
I'm always drawn to the underdogs, to the people whose stories don't get told.
- Lauren Myracle
Always, Get, Stories, Underdogs
Sometimes I worry I'm writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' for teenagers, but I'm not.
- Lauren Myracle
Worry, Fifty, Shades, Grey
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.
- Lauren Myracle
Book, New, I Write, New Book
Kids need to see their world reflected back to them.
- Lauren Myracle
World, See, Need, Reflected
Ideas matter. The world matters. Our lives matter, and the choices we make as we navigate our lives perhaps matter most of all.
- Lauren Myracle
Ideas, Matter, Lives, Navigate
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