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"Personally, I believe “Young Adult” to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who’s not quite an adult/Isn’t really boring.""
— Shannon Hale

tags: books, genre, young_adult

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"In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself."
— Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood)

tags: humor, memoir, young_adult

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"I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor."
— Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood)

tags: humor, young_adult

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"'You are putting yourself in serious danger...'

I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist."
— Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return)

tags: humor, memoir, young_adult

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"In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves!"
— Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return)

tags: humor, memoir, young_adult

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"Oh my!! How you've grown. Soon you'll be catching the Lord's balls."
— Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return)

tags: grandmas, humor, memoir, young_adult

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