160 Quotes by Tavi Gevinson

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    I was eight years old when Miley Cyrus made her debut on Disney Channel's 'Hannah Montana' and beginning my senior year of high school when she delivered the VMAs performance that single-handedly butchered the teddy-bear industry.

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    I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.

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    The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.

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    People don't know what to do when writing a story with teens that takes place now - they think you have to make a bunch of references to Facebook.

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    When you work online, staying on the Internet more than you need to feels like being at the office after hours.

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    'Rookie' is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and believe in.

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    I guess what I'm trying to say is that writing is mysterious; you don't ever truly know where it is coming from, so don't edit yourself line by line. Don't get in your own way. Whatever is truly there at the core, that is your voice.

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    Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.

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    It was always in the back of my mind while we were working on the first year of 'Rookie' that we'd do a print version at some point.

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