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10-19-2011, 11:13 PM
| | J.K. Rowling full foreward from Dear Me: A Letter To My 16-Year-Old Self book
The foreward Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wrote for the upcoming release of Dear Me: A Letter To My 16-Year-Old Self book has been released by USA Today, and can be read below. Note that SnitchSeeker is giving away copies of the book, also featuring letters from Jo, Alan Rickman, Toby Jones, and many more celebrities; to participate, head here. J.K. Rowling: This is an extraordinary little book, based on a simple but wonderful idea: What would you say to yourself if you came face-to-face with the sixteen-year-old you? One of the many things that delighted and touched me as I read the letters that follow is the commonality of our human experience. Nearly everyone who wrote, whether their letter is jolly or poignant, seems to have looked back on their younger selves with compassion, remembering how vulnerable and dangerous an age sixteen is, for all the fun and freedom it is supposed to entail.
The overwhelming message of this body of letters seems to be: Be yourself. Be easier on yourself. Become yourself, as fully as possible.
Attempting to isolate those life lessons I could pass back to the girl I used to be was a truly illuminating exercise. It made me look at my seventeen-year-old daughter and remember, in a more powerful way than ever before, just how raw and vivid life is for her, in a way that it has been only intermittently for me as an adult. I would not go back to sixteen for anything you could give me, and yet I still recognize that she has something I have lost along the way—something I had to lose, to stay sane.
You might have picked up this book out of interest in some of the fascinating people who have contributed. I don't think you will be disappointed. The great thing about these letters is that they are extraordinarily revealing, whether short, long, full of practical advice or metaphysical musings.
Whatever your motives in buying this book, thank you. One dollar a copy will benefit Doctors Without Borders.
Finally, let me urge you to use the blank pages at the end of the book to write your own letter to yourself, aged sixteen. I think you'll find it just as thought-provoking and worthwhile as we all did.
Pre-order Dear Me: A Letter To My 16-Year-Old Self, out October 25, on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. |
10-20-2011, 12:02 AM
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| Firecrab
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Faerun
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That's nice. |
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10-20-2011, 12:40 AM
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| Dugbog
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United States
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Tia Wilson Graduated |
i teared up reading the last bit :*-(
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10-20-2011, 12:43 AM
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| Imp
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Isabella Rose Heartwood First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Melinda Paige Scarlet Magical Law Enforcement |
This is awesome. I will be getting me a copy!
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10-20-2011, 01:46 AM
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| Billywig
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: somewhere out there
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Melanie Rosaline Caparelli | Trencher for Life||Avril Lavigne|| Ni hen piao liang (You're very beautiful)
I would love to get a copy, but sadly I'm not from the USA
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10-20-2011, 08:25 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: the Netherlands
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nice.
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10-20-2011, 09:07 AM
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| Snidget
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Nice..
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10-20-2011, 10:36 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: District 11 x
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexandra 'Alex' Potter Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name:
Andie Jordan Magical Transportation | =) Peeta Mellark <3||x.Dobby's Love For Socks.x||<3 Katniss Everdeen (= im not from th USA but could i still get a copy?
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10-20-2011, 04:06 PM
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| Gnome
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Under the stairs
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I love how they leave a few pages for you to write your own letter In my case, what would I say to my future 16 year old self |
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10-20-2011, 04:24 PM
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| News Admin Chizpurfle
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: eating chocolate
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| RobStruck Quote:
Originally Posted by midnight_thestral I would love to get a copy, but sadly I'm not from the USA It's also available on Amazon.ca. Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_Potter im not from th USA but could i still get a copy? There is a link to the book available on Amazon.co.uk at the end of the story.
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10-20-2011, 05:22 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wish I was in London
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Thats nice
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10-20-2011, 08:18 PM
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| Gnome
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Indiana
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Garrett Parley First Year |
it's awesome how they left space at the end of the book for personal letters.
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10-21-2011, 09:31 AM
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| Bugbear
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Down Under
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Cody Liam Evans Seventh Year Ministry RPG Name:
Marie Bonnie Potter Magical Games & Sports | HP, Harry & Ginny ♥ | Music Girl ♫ | | BW, JB, CS, 1D, Glee, AVPM/S Lover | Pray &
I want to get a copy!
__________________ ♥ HARRY POTTER FOREVER ♥ Thank You For The Three Best Years! I Am Busy As A Bee. Please Bear With Me As I Will Come On SS As Much As Possible. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ |
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10-22-2011, 02:53 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tupert's Territory
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Plumeria Weasley First Year Ministry RPG Name:
Ronald Grint Magical Law Enforcement |
Cool |
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10-27-2011, 05:17 PM
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| Red Cap
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden
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Nice! |
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