hannahlynnew

I got so many compliments on my Carrie costume last year! I even won a costume contest and the only downside was the fake blood that got into my eye and stained my contacts red.

Dear Pat, Happy Birthday! You remind me so much of my grandmother. She was a nurse for 40 years and she had a smile as bright as yours. Thank you for being you! Love, Hannah, Ohio, USA

I have the enchanted rose from beauty and the beast tatted on my upper forearm! It’s my favorite tattoo to date and means the world to me.

Where do I even begin? I first read Harry Potter when I was 7 years old. It was the first big series I ever read growing up. Harry Potter opened up a world that was beyond even my imagination. As I got older Harry and his friends were always there when life threw me a curveball. In… Read More

Dead Poets Society is probably the movie that impacted me the most. It helped me realize that it’s okay to be yourself. I especially loved it because as a bookworm and a writer it’s a movie that taught me that words have more power than we realize and that sometimes trusting your… Read More

For me it was the moment in Dead Poet’s Society when Robin William’s character John Keating says “No matter what anybody tells you, word and ideas can change the world.” It just is saying that a simple idea or simple statement can have a lasting impact on the lives of those around… Read More

I always give a copy of my favorite classic book and then a hardcover copy of the receivers favorite classic book both with handwritten quotes on the inside.

Luna and Severus thank you both for inspiring me to be myself. Luna, You taught me it is okay to be weird and to embrace my quirks and my flaws. You taught me that what we can't see is just as magical and what we can. That no matter what anyone says to just be me and I'll make it. Severus, You… Read More

I have the rose from Beauty and the Beast tattooed on my right arm.

Thanksgiving 2013. New York City. I was three blocks from my hotel and we had just finished thanksgiving dinner at Keen's steakhouse. My brother and I stopped in a Duane Reade to get some snacks before we went back to the hotel to watch a movie. Anyways, all of a sudden I thought… Read More