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Art Quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

11 Art quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Anderson writes about art with the same empathy she brings to her novels, linking creative expression to personal growth. These eleven brief entries give a clear sense of her thoughtful voice.

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

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“Mr. Freeman says fear is a great place to begin art.”

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“Maybe I'll be an artist if I grow up.”

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“If you don’t learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!!!”

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Can the plural possessive express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!

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“Me: "All right, but you said we had to put emotion into our art. I don't know what that means. I don't…

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Why not draw naked guys, just to be fair? Naked women is art, naked guys a no-no, I bet. Probably because most…

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Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides…

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“Picasso sure had a thing for naked women. Why not draw them with their clothes on? Who sits around without a shirt…

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“The parents are making threatening noises, turning dinner into performance art, with dad doing his Arnold Schwarzenegger imitation and mom playing Glenn…

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“Mr Freeman: "Art without emotion is like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag." He sticks his finger down his throat.…

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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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“Leaning against my father, the sadness finally broke open inside me, hollowing out my heart and leaving me bleeding. My feet felt rooted in…

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I like cheeseburgers too much to be a model.

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I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

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“All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to…

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I doubt trees are ever told to 'be the screwed-up ninth-grader.'

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“It was the most eloquent silence I ever heard.”

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I've dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers.

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“What did it feel like to die? Was it a peaceful sleep? Some thought it was full of either trumpet-blowing angels or angry devils.…

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