It Is Sometimes Necessary To Use Unnecessary

They Called Themselves The Souls. They Told Ms. Olinski That They Were The Souls Before They Were A Team, But She Told Them That They Were A Team As Soon As They Became The Souls. Then After A While, Teacher And Team Agreed That They Were Arguing Chicken-or-egg. Whichever Way It Began--chicken-or-egg, Team-or-the Souls--it Definitely Ended With An Egg. Definitely, An Egg.

Kids Want Acceptance From Their Peers, But In Two Different, Opposing Ways: They Want To Be Like Everyone Else And They Want To Be Different From Everyone Else. So The Question Is: How Do You Reconcile These Opposing Longings?

Before You Can Be Anything, You Have To Be Yourself. That's The Hardest Thing To Find.

Finish. The Difference Between Being A Writer And Being A Person Of Talent Is The Discipline It Takes To Apply The Seat Of Your Pants To The Seat Of Your Chair And Finish. Don't Talk About Doing It. Do It. Finish.

Claudia Knew That She Could Never Pull Off The Old-fashioned Kind Of Running Away. That Is, Running Away In The Heat Of Anger With A Knapsack On Her Pack. She Didn't Like Discomfort; Even Picnics Were Untidy And Inconvenient: All Those Insects And The Sun Melting The Icing On The Cupcakes. Therefore, She Decided That Her Leaving Home Would Not Be Just Running From Somewhere But Would Be Running To Somewhere.