Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

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

Laurie Halse Anderson

Self Esteem, Inspiration, Pounds

Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). “Wintergirls”, p.230, Scholastic UK

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Write about the emotions you fear the most.

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Motivational, Fear, Writing

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Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.

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Differences, Making A Difference, Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.159, Macmillan

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

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Speak, Knows

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When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.

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Inspirational, Death, People

Laurie Halse Anderson (1999). “Speak”, Puffin

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

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Survivor, Scar

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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.

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Crazy, Real, Book

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Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

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Children, Father, Ignorance

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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?

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Nice, Sleep, Mind

Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.165, Macmillan

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Why are you being so mean?" "Friends tell friends the truth." "yeah, but not to hurt, to help.

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Hurt, Mean, Helping

Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). “Wintergirls”, p.181, Penguin

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Can't escape pain, kiddo. Battle through it and you get stronger.

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Pain, Battle, Stronger

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He says a million things without saying a word. I have never heard a more eloquent silence.

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Silence, Heard, Eloquent

Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.57, Macmillan

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When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside—walking through their days with no idea who they are, just waiting for a heart attack or cancer or a Mack truck to come along and finish the job. It's the saddest thing I know.

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Jobs, Cancer, Heart

Laurie Halse Anderson (1999). “Speak”, Puffin

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I am so sorry. I wish you knew even one tenth of one percent of how sorry I am. ...It was my fault. Can I kill myself here, or should I do it outside, so the mess on your carpet doesn't upset your mother?

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Mother, Sorry, Upset

Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). “Twisted”, p.40, Scholastic UK

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She cannot chain my soul. Yes, she could hurt me. She'd already done so...I would bleed, or not. Scar, or not. Live, or not. But she could not hurt my soul, not unless I gave it to her.

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Hurt, Inspiration, Soul

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

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Talking, Long, Wonder

"Speak". www.imdb.com. 2004.

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It is 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.

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Lying, Communication, Feelings

Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.9, Macmillan

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In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.

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Believe, Ghost, Aspect

Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). “Wintergirls”, p.208, Scholastic UK

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

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Art, Creativity, Cake

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IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding.

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Running, Flying, Forget

Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.198, Macmillan

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Censoring books that deal with difficult, adolescent issues does not protect anybody. Quite the opposite. It leaves kids in the darkness and makes them vulnerable. Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. Our children cannot afford to have the truth of the world withheld from them

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Children, Father, Book

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The dead do walk and haunt and crawl into your bed at night. Ghosts sneak into your head when you're not looking. Stars line up and volcanoes birth out bits of glass that foretell the future. Poison berries make girls stronger, but sometimes kill them. If you howl at the moon and swear on your blood, anything you desire will be yours. Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.

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Girl, Stars, Moon

Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). “Wintergirls”, p.210, Scholastic UK

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Having a friend made everything else suck less.

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Made

Laurie Halse Anderson (2003). “Catalyst”, p.138, Penguin

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I am learning how to be angry and sad and lonely and joyful and excited and afraid and happy.

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Lonely, Excited, Joyful

Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). “Wintergirls”, p.207, Penguin

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I can’t tell anymore when I’m asleep and when I’m awake, or which is worse.

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Awake, I Can

Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). “Wintergirls”, p.177, Penguin

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Born: October 23, 1961
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