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Ann Brashares Quotes

American - Writer | July 30, 1967 -

A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground.

Beautiful Tree Rich You Growing

It's so much easier to have no expectations than to have big ones.

Expectations Big Easier Than Much

I look back on my 20s. It's supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you're making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes.

Life Beautiful Mistakes Decisions

The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.

Teen Young Become More Blurred Some

My household is, in a nice way, very busy.

Busy Nice Way Very Household

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

Life People Famous Feel Person Been

To write a story, I think you really have to open yourself up to the world.

Yourself World Story Think You Open

Developing characters is a strange thing. In the beginning they are abstract and I wonder how to move on from there.

Beginning Wonder Move On Strange How

As much as I'm drawn to writing about teenage girls, I like the idea of having the freedom to branch out and write about different ages, for different ages.

Freedom Writing Write Out Different

I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

Love Great Child Gift Reading Agree

When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.

Father Me Remember Credit Two Books

Gestating characters feels something like the mental equivalent of gestating a baby. In both cases, to create them you lose yourself. Or at least you reshape yourself to encompass them.

Yourself Baby You Lose Create Like

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