Laurie Halse Anderson quotes - page 2

I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in? View quote
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I have never heard a more eloquent silence. View quote
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I believe that you've created a metaphorical universe in which you can express your darkest fears. In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves, and sometimes we do such a good job, we lose track of reality. View quote
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For one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating on essays; we are crayons and lunch boxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds. View quote
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It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say. View quote
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The only number that would ever be enough is 0. Zero pounds, zero life, size zero, double-zero, zero point. Zero in tennis is love. I finally get it. View quote
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In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves. View quote
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Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating. View quote
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Everybody told me to be a man. Nobody told me how. View quote
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I want to make a memorial for our turkey. Never has a bird been so tortured to provide such a lousy dinner. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
I can't tell anymore when I'm asleep and when I'm awake, or which is worse. View quote
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I want to be in fifth grade again. Now, that is a deep dark secret, almost as big as the other one. Fifth grade was easy -- old enough to play outside without Mom, too young to go off the block. The perfect leash length. View quote
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It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache. View quote
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I make it through the first two weeks of school without a nuclear meltdown. View quote
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My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into pieces. View quote
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Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting. Be the tree. View quote
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Rumors are spread by jealous people. View quote
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It doesn't hurt. Nothing hurts except the small smiles and blushes that flash across the room like tiny sparrows. View quote
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I am learning how to be angry and sad and lonely and joyful and excited and afraid and happy. View quote
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We swore sacred oaths to be strong and to save the planet and to be friends forever. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. View quote
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Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want. View quote
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The one good thing about being kind of shy is that nobody bugs you when you want to be left alone. View quote
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I am locked into the mirror and there is no door out. View quote
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