Laurie Halse Anderson quotes - page 6

Some adults would rather pretend that bad things don't exist than to talk about them. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But when kids get as tall as their parents and can look them in the eyes, we tend to drop the ball - at a time they most need a loving consistent community of adults, be it parents, aunts, uncles, or others. View quote
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It's a shame we can't just admit that we failed family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. View quote
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They tied me back together, but they didn't use double knots. My insides are draining out of the fault lines in my skin, I can feel it, but every time I check the bandages, they're dry. View quote
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No, I am never setting foot in this house again it scares me and makes me sad and I wish you could be a mom whose eyes worked but I don't think you can. View quote
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The stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking didn't make her skinny, it made her cry. View quote
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Dead girl walking” the boys say in the halls. "Tell us your secrets” the girls whisper, one toilet to another. "I am that girl. I am the spaces between my thighs, daylight shinning through. I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame. View quote
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My first class is biology. I can't find it and get my first demerit for wandering the hall. It is 8:50 in the morning. Only 699 days and 7 class periods until graduation. View quote
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Didn't help to ponder things that were forever gone. It only made a body restless and fill up with bees, all wanting to sting something. View quote
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We've fallen down on our responsibility to our children by somehow creating this world where they're surrounded by images of sexuality; and yet, we as adults struggle to talk to kids honestly about sex, the rules of dignity and consent. View quote
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I wish I had cancer. I will burn in hell for that, but it's true. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
CONJUGATE THIS: I cut class, you cut class, he, she, it cuts class. We cut class, they cut class. We all cut class. I cannot say this in Spanish because I did not go to Spanish today. View quote
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I'm the girl who trips on the dance floor and can't find her way to the exit. All eyes on me. View quote
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First thought: It was a dream Second thought: No it wasn't Third thought: Crap. View quote
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I'd treat myself to a reading marathon all weekend. All the ice cream I could eat, all the pages I could read.. View quote
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Note: 'family' does NOT only mean a biological unit composed of people who share genetic markers or legal bonds, headed by a heterosexual-mated pair. Family is much, much more than that. View quote
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The world is crazy. You need a license to drive a car and go fishing. You don't need a license to start a family. Two people have sex and BAM! Perfectly innocent kid is born whose life will be screwed up by her parents forever. View quote
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I flip ahead in the textbook. There's an interesting chapter about acid rain. Nothing about sex. We aren't scheduled to learn about that until eleventh grade. View quote
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Do you know how much women loathe it when guys think every show of negative emotion is tied to our menstrual cycle, like we're sheep or something? View quote
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My earbuds were in, but I wasn't playing music. I needed to hear the world but didn't want the world to know I was listening. View quote
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You can tell a book is real when your heart beats faster. Real books make you sweat. Cry, if no one is looking. Real books help you make sense of your crazy life. Real books tell it true, don't hold back and make you stronger. But most of all, real books give you hope. Because it's not always going to be like this and books-the good ones, the ones-show you how to make it better. Now. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
School libraries are the foundations of our culture – not luxuries. View quote
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He says a million things without saying a word. I have never heard a more eloquent silence. View quote
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I can't do everything for you. You must walk alone to find your soul. View quote
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We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds. View quote
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