Great lives can be lived anywhere. Hogwarts School. Macomb, Alabama. On the Orient Express. On a raft on the Mississippi River.
Life usually works out. Elizabeth Bennett marries Fitzwilliam Darcy. Brian Robeson gets rescued from the wilds of Canada. Phileas Fogg wins his bet.
If not, wait for a sequel. Scarlett. Little House on the Prairie. Double Fudge.
Odd names won’t hold you back. Farley Drexel Hatcher. Hercule Poirot. Huckleberry Finn. Jeeves.
It’s good to be odd, to be complex, to be eccentric. Sherlock Holmes. Junie B. Jones. Huck Finn. Anna Karenina.
Secondary characters can be fascinating. Mercutio. Mrs. Malaprop. Severus Snape. Grover.
The best characters are not perfect. Jay Gatsby. Tom Jones. Ebenezer Scrooge. Lady Brett Ashley. Scout.
When things go wrong, hang in there. After all, tomorrow is just another day.
English Writing Teacher 