Ellen Hopkins Quotes about Giving

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I want the part of you that you refuse to give.

I want the part of you that you refuse to give.

Ellen Hopkins

Giving, Want, Refuse

The truth is, I don't have a real clue what love is - how to find it, how to give it. Once upon a time I thought I knew.

Ellen Hopkins

Real, Love Is, Giving

He's solid. "You're fractured." He's hopeful. "You're hopeless." He's always there. "You're half there." He's faithful. "You're so not." He's giving. "You're afraid to give." He's honest. "You lie all the time." He's loving. "You don't know how to love.

Ellen Hopkins

Lying, Giving, Hopeful

Perfection I've lived with the pretense of perfection for seventeen years. Give my room a cursory inspection, you'd think I have OCD. But it's only habit and not obsession that keeps it all orderly. Of course, I don't want to give the impression that it's all up to me.

Ellen Hopkins

Thinking, Years, Giving

Ellen Hopkins (2008). “Impulse”, p.675, Simon and Schuster

God i've missed you. I can't wait to give you your present. He kisses me hotter this time, and beneath me, through his denim and mine. I can feel the promise of his Christmas gift soon to come.

Ellen Hopkins

Kissing, Giving, Waiting

Ellen Hopkins (2012). “Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy”, p.749, Simon and Schuster

The problem with being grounded is it gives you a whole lot of unavoidable time to think. NOt even pulling weeds can take away your ability to plot all the varied and wonderful things you might do to get even, or at least to make up, just get a smidgen for time lost to TV and yard work and house cleaning.

Ellen Hopkins

Weed, Thinking, Giving

Ellen Hopkins (2012). “Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy”, p.186, Simon and Schuster