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I wish I had cancer. I will burn in hell for that, but it's true.
Laurie Halse Anderson
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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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I wish adults would spend less energy freaking out about the cutting itself and work harder to understand what drives kids to self-harm.
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Cutting pain was a different flavor of hurt. It made it easier not to think about having my body and my family and my life stolen, made it easier not to care... -Wintergirls
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Because I am still a little girl who believes in Santa and the tooth fairy and you.
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The stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking didn't make her skinny, it made her cry.
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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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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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