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Helping Quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

11 Helping quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Laurie Halse Anderson writes with a storyteller’s punch, and here she narrows her focus to the act of helping. Across eleven short quotes she blends urgency with empathy, urging us to move beyond feeling to concrete deeds. The collection feels like a quick pep talk for anyone ready to turn concern into impact.

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Why are you being so mean?" "Friends tell friends the truth." "yeah, but not to hurt, to help.

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If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why…

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I reach for funny books all the time to help me get through life.

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Didn't help to ponder things that were forever gone. It only made a body restless and fill up with bees, all wanting…

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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…

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I handed my tools. The two of them reached down to help me out of the crater I'd dug. ''Isn't that a…

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I open a paperclip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry…

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This is where you can find your soul if you dare. Where you can touch that part of you that you've never…

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You can tell a book is real when your heart beats faster. Real books make you sweat. Cry, if no one is…

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You hurt her by starving yourself, you hurt her with your lies, and by fighting everybody who tries to help you. Emma…

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I know my head isn't screwed on straight. I want to leave, transfer, warp myself to another galaxy. I want to confess…

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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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