Littles Quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

11 Littles quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Anderson’s voice often amplifies the overlooked, giving the little moments a fierce presence. In these eleven quotes, she turns the modest into a catalyst for change.

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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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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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There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for…

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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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The bathroom door swings open. Emma sees the blood painting my skin and the red rivers carved on my body. Emma sees…

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We're good at taking care of little kids, and spend a lot of energy teaching them things like how to read. But…

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I am almost a real girl the entire drive home. I went to a diner. I drank hot chocolate and ate french…

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What do you miss about being alive?" The sound of my mom singing, a little off-key. The way my dad went to…

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A little kid asks my dad why that man is chopping down the tree. Dad: He's not chopping it down. He's saving…

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There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for…

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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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