Chelsey Philpot Quotes

I think inspiration is strongest when I find a balance between observation and participation. You can’t write about what it means to dance by watching from the bleachers.

This is not something anyone can teach you. Heartbreak you must learn on your own.

As children we read to escape - to enter fantasy worlds where a bespectacled boy can discover he’s a wizard or a brave girl can find a magical passage through a wardrobe. But we also read to find reflections of ourselves.

Childhood is not all candy stores and recess; it’s frustrations and confusions, too.

I’m sorry,’ I whispered. I didn’t know whether I was sympathizing with her broken heart or apologizing for a family who had had theirs broken, too.