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Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting. Be the tree.

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
Novelist
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Laurie Beth Halse
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The stars whirled above us and the firecrackers blazed. The moon stood watch as drops of blood fell, careless seeds that sizzled in the snow.
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Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.
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Can't escape pain, kiddo. Battle through it and you get stronger.
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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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I sit at a table close to his desk. Ivy is in this class. She sits by the door. I keep staring at her, trying to make her look at me. That happens in movies - people can feel it when oother people stare at them and they just have to turn around and say something. Either Ivy has a great force field, or my lazer vision isn't very strong.
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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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Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.
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Nicole can do anything that involves a ball and whistle.
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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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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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Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.
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None of [the books are] worth reading. There are no fairy tales, no faerie tails, no sword-swinging princesses or lightning-throwing gods.
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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 reach for funny books all the time to help me get through life.
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I needed to hear the world but didn't want the world to know I was listening.
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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.
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I was good at digging holes. It was the rest of life I sucked at.
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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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Bologna girl, that's me.
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I failed eating, failed drinking, failed not cutting myself into shreds. Failed friendship. Failed sisterhood and daughterhood. Failed mirrors and scales and phone calls. Good thing I'm stable.
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