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Cracked Up to Be
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"Cracked Up to Be" Quotes

A high school mean girl unravels after a traumatic event, questioning her past actions and struggling to find redemption.

Quotes

Sometimes I feel like if you just watch things, just sit still and let the world exist in front of you - sometimes I swear that just for a second time freezes and the world pauses in its tilt. Just for a second. And if you somehow found a way to live in that second, then you would live forever.

Courtney Summers

introspectionexistence

People don't change. They just get more punctuated by time.

Courtney Summers

changetime

I can't think of a more perfect way to end my senior year. Than to have it be over.

Courtney Summers

senior yearendings

I'm not a role model, not a savior. Forget what you know about me. I've changed.

Courtney Summers

changeidentity

I hate it when people don't listen to you when you're trying to be honest.

Courtney Summers

communicationhonesty

I'm not the girl who saves the world. I'm the girl who tries to save herself.

Courtney Summers

self-preservationself-empowerment

I'm not sure what's worse: being oblivious or not caring enough to ask questions.

Courtney Summers

curiosityignorance

The things you're supposed to be scared of, don't scare me. And the things that do scare me, I'd never see coming.

Courtney Summers

fearsurprise

Sometimes it's just easier to smile and nod, and let people believe what they want to believe.

Courtney Summers

pretensesocial interaction

I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.

Courtney Summers

self-worthvalidation