Category: Writing Task Mentor Quote

My mother tells me on multiple occasions that “you can’t be successful without putting in hard work to achieve your goals.” She has told me this plenty of times over the years but I was younger and now that I …

“I wish you would apply yourself more. Not just in my class, but in everything. You are capable of doing great things.” — Ms. Glass, history teacher

It was a week before winter break in my Junior year of High …

“Sometimes it’s the ones we love that hold us back the most and to move forward…eventually we’ll have to let them go.” This is a quote from the character Hannibal Lector in the show Hannibal to the main character Will …

“Ve a la escuela. Estudia lo que tu quieras. No te preocupes porque yo voy a encontrar la manera para apoyarte, auqnue me tenga que arrastrar por el piso.”

“Go to school. Study what you want. Don’t worry because I …

“Because you are a girl”.

Being a girl in a conservative family, there were times when my brother had all the freedom and I did not. Particularly during my teenage years, he could go out with friends for days whenever …

“I can’t help you if you don’t even want to help yourself”.

These were the words of most of my high school guidance counselor in my sophomore year. It was around halfway through the school year and I was falling …

A word of warning since this piece of work may be a bit depressing.

“You’re stupid, Richard.”

Such were the words of my mother to my middle school self as she read my report card with an ashamed expression. No …

“It’s okay if you don’t understand something take your time and don’t give in.” These were the words my 8th grade math teacher told me around the beginning of the school year. I was never the brightest person and I …

“You can’t get anywhere if you don’t get up and stop being lazy”

I usually always think of these words because me being “lazy” is something that pushes me to get up and do something. I’ve never had a psychologist …