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Being a very tall person, I have always felt a kinship with giraffes.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Always Being Felt Giraffes Kinship Person Tall Very

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There's so much standing around and waiting with moviemaking!

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Around Moviemaking Much Standing Waiting

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I've learned to really love revision over the years and worked hard to build up my craft muscle to make my revisions less and less painful with each book.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Book Build Craft Each Hard Learned Less Love Make Muscle Over Painful Really Revision Up Worked Years

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Fear makes us do things we would otherwise never agree to do, and people can be emotionally manipulated into believing something during times of great stress and tragedy.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Agree Believing Emotionally Fear Great Makes Manipulated Never Otherwise People Something Stress Things Times Tragedy Us Would

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It might be the history major in me, but I look to the past when I try to construct my fictional futures.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Construct Fictional Futures History Look Major Me Might Past Try

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In the years between 'Afterlight' and 'Legacy,' we see a Zu who has watched all of her older friends head out into the world to do meaningful work while she's made to wait and hang back because of her age. It reinforces a feeling in her that she's falling further and further behind and won't ever catch up to them.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Age Back Because Behind Between Catch Ever Falling Feeling Friends Further Hang Head Her Legacy Made Meaningful Older Out See She Them Up Wait Watched While Who Work World Years

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In 'The Darkest Minds,' Zu's trauma manifests in her choosing to remain silent. It's her one small way she can feel in control of her otherwise uncontrollable situation.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Choosing Control Darkest Feel Her Minds Otherwise Remain She Silent Situation Small Trauma Uncontrollable Way

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We are all protective over the things we love.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Love Over Protective Things

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The powers of the teenagers in 'The Darkest Minds' were always meant to represent that inherent drive that young people have to make change, and how the world pushes back against it.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: Against Always Back Change Darkest Drive How Inherent Make Meant Minds People Powers Pushes Represent Teenagers Were World Young Young People

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 27th, 1987

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