Teen Angst Quotes
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“It was heartfelt, it was heartbreaking. It was extreme joy, it was bone-crushing grief. It was fiery hot, it was icy-cold. It was true love sprouting... it was true love dying.
It's like we were both trying to hold onto something that was slipping through our fingers, and we didn't understand why.”
― Thoughtless
It's like we were both trying to hold onto something that was slipping through our fingers, and we didn't understand why.”
― Thoughtless

“I had choosen the path of the black sheep rather than that of the unicorns and puppies.”
― Cutting Class
― Cutting Class

“Girls are always saying things like, 鈥淚鈥檓 so unhappy that I鈥檓 going to overdose on aspirin,鈥� but they鈥檇 be awfully surprised if they succeeded. They have no intention of dying. At the first sight of blood, they panic.”
― The Moth Diaries
― The Moth Diaries

“I swear, you are the only person I know who makes decisions based on what will provide the best material for a diary.”
― Rats Saw God
― Rats Saw God

“Before she closed the door, she hit me with this one: "I feel like it's November first," she said, "and I'm that discarded jack-o'-lantern whose heart and guts are splattered all over the boulevard of broken promises."
"And a good night to you, too," I said.”
―
"And a good night to you, too," I said.”
―

“We do not want to be told what we know. We do not want to call things by their names, although we're willing to call one another bad ones. We call meanness nobility and hatred honor. The way to make yourself a hero is to make me out a scoundrel. You won't admit that either, but it's true.”
― Look Homeward, Angel
― Look Homeward, Angel
“I just wanted..."
Aaron stepped closer.
"To kiss you good-bye," he finished for Greg.”
― No Apologies
Aaron stepped closer.
"To kiss you good-bye," he finished for Greg.”
― No Apologies

“And it occurred to me; I was not part of the action. Oh God, I thought, I'm not an anthropologist. I'm the lonely voice-over narrator of adolescence. The bitter, voice-over voice.”
― The Rites & Wrongs of Janice Wills
― The Rites & Wrongs of Janice Wills

“This is closest we'll ever be. This is our escape. Our secret closet, our letter of invitation to Hogwarts, our death-star run. After this we're back to the real world, and from there the hill slopes down and only stops at six feet under.”
― The Paradox of Vertical Flight
― The Paradox of Vertical Flight

“He has me pinned on my back in record time, his mouth crashing against mine as we frantically devour one another. 鈥淎wesome speech,鈥� he murmurs, pushing my sweater up and planting his hot mouth against my equally hot skin. 鈥淰ery motivational.”
― Keeping Kyler
― Keeping Kyler

“I sigh contentedly as I close my eyes, allowing his body heat to warm me. Even though I鈥檝e had an amazing time on our date, this is the highlight of my day. I鈥檝e always been more of a simple pleasures kind of girl. Which isn鈥檛 me saying I鈥檓 ungrateful for everything he did today. Today was magical, and I will remember it for the rest of my life, but I don鈥檛 need grand gestures from Kal.
I just need him.”
― Loving Kalvin
I just need him.”
― Loving Kalvin

“Amma wanted her daughter to be free, feminist and powerful
Later she took her on personal development courses for children to give her the confidence and articulacy to flourish in any setting
Big mistake
Mum, Yazz said at fourteen when she was pitching to go to Reading Music Festival with her friends, it would be to the detriment of my juvenile development if you curtailed my activities at this critical stage in my journey towards becoming the independent-minded and fully self-expressed adult you expect me to be, I mean, do you really want me rebelling against your old-fashioned rules by running away from the safety of my home to live on the streets and having to resort to prostitution to survive and thereafter drug addiction, crime, anorexia and abusive relationships with exploitative bastards twice my age before my early demise in a crack house?
Amma fretted the whole weekend her little girl way away”
― Girl, Woman, Other
Later she took her on personal development courses for children to give her the confidence and articulacy to flourish in any setting
Big mistake
Mum, Yazz said at fourteen when she was pitching to go to Reading Music Festival with her friends, it would be to the detriment of my juvenile development if you curtailed my activities at this critical stage in my journey towards becoming the independent-minded and fully self-expressed adult you expect me to be, I mean, do you really want me rebelling against your old-fashioned rules by running away from the safety of my home to live on the streets and having to resort to prostitution to survive and thereafter drug addiction, crime, anorexia and abusive relationships with exploitative bastards twice my age before my early demise in a crack house?
Amma fretted the whole weekend her little girl way away”
― Girl, Woman, Other

“Whatever you do, don鈥檛 feel sorry for me. I know it鈥檚 the best you can do. Life hasn鈥檛 hit you in your perfect little bubble yet. Please don鈥檛 try to understand. Nobody can. No one knows what it鈥檚 like to be me, except others like me. You鈥檙e making me pissed. You鈥檙e making me feel bad. Stop reminding me that I have no life. I don鈥檛 care about your prom. Yes, I know I haven鈥檛 talked to you in a while. NO, I鈥檓 not ignoring you, but it鈥檚 not exactly like you鈥檝e been calling me either. I just haven鈥檛 been feeling well lately. I鈥檓 tired and my body is aching all over. It鈥檚 hurting all the time. I can barely move when it rains, and some days I just don鈥檛 want to do anything. SHUT UP.”
― Trace The Grace: A Memoir
― Trace The Grace: A Memoir

“Ax.鈥� Sadie is breathless as she caresses the angular lines of my face. 鈥淚 love you so much. You鈥檙e my whole world. You know that, right?”
― The Heir and the Human
― The Heir and the Human
“Can you think of anything worse than living in a small town like this [ Farmington, Connecticut] all your life and competing to see which housewife could bake the best cake?
[Letter to R. Beverley Corbin, Jr.
3 October 1946]”
―
[Letter to R. Beverley Corbin, Jr.
3 October 1946]”
―

“I came out here because I didn't want to rot at home alone. Could he even begin to conceive how perfectly wretched it was to have your entire life already planned for you when you were just seventeen?”
― With a Reckless Abandon
― With a Reckless Abandon

“I'm accommodating enough to yield on unimportant things, but I'll never give way on a point that matters. When it comes to trifles, such as social conventions and the like, I'm willing to go out of my way God knows how far, but I always loathe myself for being like that. It is because of this sickening wishy-washiness of mine that I can kowtow to any smug well-dressed gentleman, if only he deigns to address me politely. Otherwise, I am liable to get into a violent argument with some moron, which is even worse. All that, I suppose, comes from lack of self-control, because I've grown up in seclusion, hiding in my corner. After letting myself go like that, I always leave furious and promise myself that I'll never be caught at it again, but the next day I get caught once more. This even causes people sometimes to take me for...for a sixteen-year-old!
But instead of acquiring self-control, even now I'd rather withdraw even deeper into my corner, however misanthropic that may seem to others, and snarl: "All right, I know I'm awkward, but I don't care, good-by!" I mean it and I say it once and for all.”
―
But instead of acquiring self-control, even now I'd rather withdraw even deeper into my corner, however misanthropic that may seem to others, and snarl: "All right, I know I'm awkward, but I don't care, good-by!" I mean it and I say it once and for all.”
―

“My heart aches with pent-up yearning as I hold the girl of my dreams in my arms. I look into those wonderful eyes and a million questions rush into my fevered mind at that instant. I try to speak, but Marty places her index finger on my lips and gently shushes me with a Mona Lisa smile. 鈥淒on鈥檛 say a word,鈥� she whispers. 鈥淟et鈥檚 just dance, okay?”
― Reunion: A Story: A Novella
― Reunion: A Story: A Novella

“I heard the door at the far end of the hallway swing open. Then I heard familiar footsteps approaching. After going to three different schools for seven years, I knew it was Mark.
鈥淗i, Mark,鈥� I said.
鈥淗ey, pal. I thought I鈥檇 find you here,鈥� Mark said.
I sighed wearily.
鈥淒id you find her?鈥� Mark asked tentatively.
鈥渊别补丑.鈥�
鈥淒id you tell her how you feel?鈥�
鈥淚n a manner of speaking, yes.鈥�
鈥淲hat did she say?鈥�
I turned around to face my best friend. Concern born of seven years鈥� worth of friendship was written on his open face. Whatever his faults, you could never accuse Mark of being unconcerned.
鈥淚 鈥� ah 鈥� wrote her a letter,鈥� I said slightly embarrassed.
鈥淚 see,鈥� he said quietly. He pursed his lips. 鈥淒id she say anything?鈥�
鈥淚 asked her not to read it until after commencement.鈥�
鈥淚 see,鈥� he said again. I could tell he was disappointed in me.
There was another one of those awkward silences. I felt oddly like a mischievous schoolboy who鈥檇 been sent to the principal鈥檚 office for some infraction of the rules. Mark just shook his head in disbelief and gave me a tut-tut look.
鈥淵ou know,鈥� he said quietly, 鈥渟ometimes playing it safe can be the worst thing you can do.鈥�
鈥淢acht nichts,鈥� I said bitterly.
鈥淟ike hell, macht nichts, pal. It makes a hell of a difference, if you ask me.鈥� Mark shook his head sadly. 鈥淚 really don鈥檛 want to be there when you find out for yourself what a stupid mistake it is that you made today.”
― Reunion: A Story: A Novella
鈥淗i, Mark,鈥� I said.
鈥淗ey, pal. I thought I鈥檇 find you here,鈥� Mark said.
I sighed wearily.
鈥淒id you find her?鈥� Mark asked tentatively.
鈥渊别补丑.鈥�
鈥淒id you tell her how you feel?鈥�
鈥淚n a manner of speaking, yes.鈥�
鈥淲hat did she say?鈥�
I turned around to face my best friend. Concern born of seven years鈥� worth of friendship was written on his open face. Whatever his faults, you could never accuse Mark of being unconcerned.
鈥淚 鈥� ah 鈥� wrote her a letter,鈥� I said slightly embarrassed.
鈥淚 see,鈥� he said quietly. He pursed his lips. 鈥淒id she say anything?鈥�
鈥淚 asked her not to read it until after commencement.鈥�
鈥淚 see,鈥� he said again. I could tell he was disappointed in me.
There was another one of those awkward silences. I felt oddly like a mischievous schoolboy who鈥檇 been sent to the principal鈥檚 office for some infraction of the rules. Mark just shook his head in disbelief and gave me a tut-tut look.
鈥淵ou know,鈥� he said quietly, 鈥渟ometimes playing it safe can be the worst thing you can do.鈥�
鈥淢acht nichts,鈥� I said bitterly.
鈥淟ike hell, macht nichts, pal. It makes a hell of a difference, if you ask me.鈥� Mark shook his head sadly. 鈥淚 really don鈥檛 want to be there when you find out for yourself what a stupid mistake it is that you made today.”
― Reunion: A Story: A Novella

“All high school experiences are inherently dramatic because they are being experienced for the first time.”
― Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
― Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate

“I couldn鈥檛 shake the feeling that you had taken something of mine. Something you had no right to. It鈥檚 lingered over the years, that all-consuming feeling. And I feel it now. What are you hiding, Axton? What do you have that鈥檚 mine?鈥�
鈥�&谤诲辩耻辞;
― The Heir and the Human
鈥�&谤诲辩耻辞;
― The Heir and the Human

“The passage from childhood to independence is a rough and winding road, with potholes, bumps and hollows, like a country lane after a spring thaw.”
― Lanark County Comfort
― Lanark County Comfort
“I feel a hand on the left side of my chest, only, since nothing womanly has really developed there yet, I鈥檓 wondering if he鈥檚 just trying to check my heartbeat.”
― Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl
― Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl

“That鈥檚 the issue with being a teenager: you need guidance and help, but you don鈥檛 need to be torn apart, ordered around, and dehumanized. Why the fuck don鈥檛 parents get it? Why, why, why?”
― Stolen Crush
― Stolen Crush

“They respect her enough to whisper these things behind her back. But me? They don鈥檛 care if I overhear.”
― The Undateable Rinn Davidson
― The Undateable Rinn Davidson
“It is the first day of spring. The council have chopped all the elms down in Elm Tree Avenue.”
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―
“It is the first day of spring. The council have chopped all the elms down in Elm Tree Avenue”
― The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13戮
― The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13戮

“It is the first day of spring. The council have chopped all the elms down in Elm Tree Avenue.”
― The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13戮
― The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13戮
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