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

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
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Laurie Beth Halse
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be aggressive, BE-BE Aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E
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I breathe in slowly. Food is life. I exhale, take another breath. Food is life. And that's the problem. When you're alive, people can hurt you. It's easier to crawl into a bone cage or a snowdrift of confusion. It's easier to lock everybody out. But it's a lie.
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Having a friend made everything else suck less.
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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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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.
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I scared myself, because once you've thought long and hard enough about doing something that is colossally stupid, you feel like you've actually done it, and then you're never quite sure what your limits are.
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Apologies mean nothing if you don't mean it.
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I'm learning how to taste everything.
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Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.
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To keep up appearances, I stomp my room and slam the door.
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Kids are mostly very resilient.
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Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren't.
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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 lift my arm out of the water. It's a log. Put it back under and it blows up even bigger. People see the log and call it a twig. They yell at me because I can't see what they see. Nobody can explain to me why my eyes work different than theirs. Nobody can make it stop.
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I need to finish this scarf/shawl/blanket thing so I can start something for Emma- a hat, maybe, or a sweater for her stuffed elephant.
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Oppressive bastards, think they own the place. I told them that karma's going to kick their asses.
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You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl.
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We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone.
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I'm the only one sitting alone, under the glowing neon sign which reads, Complete and Total Loser, Not Quite Sane. Stay Away. Do Not Feed.
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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.
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