When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going … - Amanda Schull

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I was interviewed by the Moscow Times and they said how's it feel to know that every Russian school child has to read your Teenage Survival Guide? I said slightly terrifying.

Amanda Schull

When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working on anything' phase and the paperweight said "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes. " And that's sort of the same thing, if you're not always working to be in the front.

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