Laurie Halse Anderson quotes

I am angry that I starved my brain and that I sat shivering in my bed at night instead of dancing or reading poetry or eating ice cream or kissing a boy... (Laurie Halse Anderson)

Life is for the living. Don't let the fear of striking out let you from keep you from playing the game.

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If I run or breathe too deep, the cheap stitches holding me together will snap, and all the stickiness inside will pour out and burn through the concrete.

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What do I want? The answer to that question does not exist.

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This is where you can find your soul if you dare. Where you can touch that part of you that you've never dared look at before. Do not come here and ask me to show you how to draw a face. Ask me to help you find the wind.

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Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.

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There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.

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Homework is not an option. My bed is sending out serious nap rays. I can't help myself. The fluffy pillows and warm comforter are more powerful than I am. I have no choice but to snuggle under the covers.

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It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.

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He doesn't see my breasts or my waist or my hips. He only sees the nightmare.

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Cold and silence. Nothing quieter than snow. The sky screams to deliver it, a hundred banshees flying on the edge of
the blizzard. But once the snow covers the ground, it hushes as still as my heart. (Laurie Halse Anderson)

She offered herself to the big, bad wolf and didn't scream when he took the first bite.

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Emma is a mattress who got thrown off the truck when her parents split up. It's not like you can blame a mattress when people don't tie it down tight enough.

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When life sucks, read. They can't yell at you for that. And if they do, then you can ignore them.

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I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.

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You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.

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Write about the emotions you fear the most.

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A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor.

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I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?

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I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.

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I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too? (Laurie Halse Anderson)

Apologies mean nothing if you don't mean it.

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I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds left under my skin.

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Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.

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I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.

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Laurie Halse Anderson

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: October 23, 1961
Quotes count: 202

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