Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman
Gayle Formanis an American young-adult fiction author, best known for her novel If I Stay which topped the New York Times best sellers list of Young Adult Fiction and was made into a film of the same name...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth5 June 1970
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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...no way through it but through it," I tell myself.
beautiful way freckles
She's still beautiful. Not in an obvious Vanessa LeGrande or Byrn Shraeder kind of way. In a quiet way that's always been devastating to me.
fate mia way
In that twisted incestuous way of fate, Mia's a part of our history, and we're among the shards of her legacy.
needs gestures way
But I also know that sometimes Adam needs to do things the dramatic way. He is fond of the Grand Gesture
matter way obsession
We were both music-obsessed, each in our own way. If we didn't entirely understand the other person's obsession, it didn't matter, because we understood our own.
people way path
You meet people, you part ways, sometimes you cross paths again. Mostly, you don't.
trying way different
Because I understand all the ways of trying to escape, how sometimes you escape one prison only to find you've built yourself a different one.
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Sometimes the best way to find out what you’re supposed to do is by doing the thing you’re not supposed to do.
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Forgivenesss: It's a miracle drug. It's God's miracle drug.
relationship thinking demand
There are so many things that demand to be said. Where did you go? Do you ever think about me? You've ruined me. Are you okay? But of course, I can't say any of that.
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I wasn't one of those kids who grew up wanting to write or who read a particular book and thought: 'I want to do that!' I always told stories and wrote them down, but I never thought writing was a career path, even though, clearly, someone was writing the books and newspapers and magazines.
became demand far guess pay rent sounds stories threat
So, I guess motherhood and the threat of not being able to pay my rent inspired me to be a novelist. But as far as what inspired me to be a writer, it's the stories. It sounds very cliched, but the stories rise up and demand to be told. They always have done, long before I became a writer.
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Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.
becoming delusion early grow shows
When I was really young, I wanted to grow up and be the sun. Which shows an early penchant for ambition or narcissism or grandiosity or delusion - all of which are bellwethers for becoming a writer.