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I understood what triggered her earthquakes, most of them.

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Laurie Beth Halse
Triggered
Earthquakes
Understood

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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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I pull my lower lip all the way in between my teeth. If I try hard enough, maybe I can gobble my whole self this way.... I didn't try hard enough to swallow myself.
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I am a gluttonous, gorging failure. A waste. My body isn’t used to high-sugar carbs laced with witchcraft. It can barely cope with soup and crackers.
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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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Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.
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I was good at digging holes. It was the rest of life I sucked at.
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