Celine Kiernan Quotes

#1. When we've decided to tell the truth in a story, we should tell good, strong versions of it, proper versions that kids can do something with.

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#2. It is as though the human race is always only waiting for permission to hate.

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#3. A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts.

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#4. YA heroines can choose to have sex & they can choose not to without either decision becoming the focus of their story.

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#5. It's the last residue of our closeness with God, I reckon, the ability to see the wonder of things.

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#6. YA heroines can have romances that are subplots: can have goals other than getting/keeping a man: can put their lovers second. JUST LIKE YAheroes DO!

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#7. It is possible for YA heroines to go an entire book without discussing their love lives.

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#8. We were watching telly the night Nan burnt the house down.

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#9. That tug against my heart, the painless, invisible cord trying to pull me forward, rips something from me like the shirt being torn from my back, and I scream as part of me is left behind.

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#10. My life had become one long cliffhanger

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#11. A female character can: Like babies, Be devoted to her lover, Cry, Be gentle, Be scared, Be uncertain, Take advice, and still be a YA heroine

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#12. Ananna of Tanarau is a delightfully irascible heroine, inhabiting a fascinating and fresh new world that I would love to spend more time in. Pirate ships? Camels? Shadow dwelling assassins? Yes please! Can I have some more?

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