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title: "75 Laura Wiess Quotes"
description: "Laura Wiess quotes on apology, trauma, love, and taking action."
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# Laura Wiess

 **75** quotes in **88** categories

“Oh, baby girl,” he says with a sigh, and the words carry a deep apology and hurt. The quotes explore how trauma can bind people together, how love may feel impossible, and how happiness sometimes feels more painful than abuse. They also show a character deciding to act, joking about registering a dad as a pervert, and noticing how past innocence fades.

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##  Quotes by Laura Wiess

> [“It’s okay. Don’t push her, Sharon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/it-s-okay-don-t-push-her-sharon/)

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> [“somebody chokes, it’s always on a hunk of steak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/somebody-chokes-it-s-always-on-a-hunk-of-steak/)

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> [“this is no place for miracles”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/this-is-no-place-for-miracles/)

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[Miracles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/miracles/)

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> [“Tonight is when the obscene becomes the acceptable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/tonight-is-when-the-obscene-becomes-the-acceptable/)

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> [“knowing deep inside some ghosts are too cruel to question”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/knowing-deep-inside-some-ghosts-are-too-cruel-to-question/)

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> [“Be good. Be a nice girl. Don't ruin our happy family.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/be-good-be-a-nice-girl-don-t-ruin-our-happy-family/)

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> [“No roll in the hay is worth losing what I've got.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/no-roll-in-the-hay-is-worth-losing-what-i-ve-got/)

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> [“Oh, baby girl," he says with a sigh. "I am so, so sorry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/oh-baby-girl-he-says-with-a-sigh-i-am-so-so-sorry/)

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> [“And of how we never really know someone, no matter how much we want to believe that we do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/and-of-how-we-never-really-know-someone-no-matter-how-much-we-want-to/)

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> [“We're not afraid of the dark. Our nightmares were born on sultry, summer afternoons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/we-re-not-afraid-of-the-dark-our-nightmares-were-born-on-sultry/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/)

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> [“Tomorrow belongs to betrayal. Today is mine and I don't want to waste it being afraid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/tomorrow-belongs-to-betrayal-today-is-mine-and-i-don-t-want-to-waste/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/)

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> [“There are only the three of us and our dark, burgeoning desires I am so afraid of what comes next”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/there-are-only-the-three-of-us-and-our-dark-burgeoning-desires-i-am/)

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> [“Oh, there's a wholesome outing.' I say. 'Let's all skip down to the cop shop to register my daddy as a pervert.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/oh-there-s-a-wholesome-outing-i-say-let-s-all-skip-down-to-the-cop/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“It's just that instead of erupting and annihilating our tormentors, we destroy ourselves instead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/it-s-just-that-instead-of-erupting-and-annihilating-our-tormentors-we/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Pain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pain/)

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> [“Why should I just sit around hoping it happens when maybe I can do something to make it happen?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/why-should-i-just-sit-around-hoping-it-happens-when-maybe-i-can-do/)

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> [“And I don't want to hurt anymore. I want to be someone who makes it through”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/and-i-don-t-want-to-hurt-anymore-i-want-to-be-someone-who-makes-it/)

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> [“You can't come wandering around in at all hours of the night looking like you've been-" "Raped?" "Not to worry, Estertown's been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/you-can-t-come-wandering-around-in-at-all-hours-of-the-night-looking/)

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> [“In my family, you can rot to hell on the inside as long as you’re flawless on the outside, which is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/in-my-family-you-can-rot-to-hell-on-the-inside-as-long-as-you-re/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/)

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> [“What’s the point of obsessing over cholesterol or bike helmets or even cigarettes when the biggest threats to our children are being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/what-s-the-point-of-obsessing-over-cholesterol-or-bike-helmets-or-2/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“After school I all but ran to Gran's and it was funny how even with her so sick, being with her could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/after-school-i-all-but-ran-to-gran-s-and-it-was-funny-how-even-with/)

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> [I don't know how you say good-bye to whom and what you love. I don't know a painless way to do it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/i-don-t-know-how-you-say-good-bye-to-whom-and-what-you-love-i-don-t/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Bye love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bye-love/)

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> [“I tore the crusts off my grilled cheese sandwich and set them aside to throw out for the birds. Their motives were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/i-tore-the-crusts-off-my-grilled-cheese-sandwich-and-set-them-aside/)

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[Grilled cheese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grilled-cheese/)

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> [“I know the grim probability of my own future. The odds are high that the best of me has already been ripped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/i-know-the-grim-probability-of-my-own-future-the-odds-are-high-that/)

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[Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/)

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> [“No," I shout, because my mother doesn't know what I like anymore. "I don't eat things that bleed. Just cheese with lettuce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/no-i-shout-because-my-mother-doesn-t-know-what-i-like-anymore-i-don-t/)

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> [“What are you doing?" I say hoarsely as he trails a finger from the beauty mark on my rib cage to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/what-are-you-doing-i-say-hoarsely-as-he-trails-a-finger-from-the/)

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[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

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> [“That was the attorney. He said the doctors are very pleased with your father's progress and that his behavior has been exemplary-'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/that-was-the-attorney-he-said-the-doctors-are-very-pleased-with-your/)

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[Habits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/habits/)

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> [“What's the point of obsessing over cholesterol or bike helmets or even cigarettes when the biggest threats to our children are being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/what-s-the-point-of-obsessing-over-cholesterol-or-bike-helmets-or/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“Time is not your friend. It doesn't care if you live fast or die slow, if you are or if you aren't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/time-is-not-your-friend-it-doesn-t-care-if-you-live-fast-or-die-slow/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/)

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> [“We wait to be rescued, but for whatever reason, no one comes. We figure that if no one protects us then we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/we-wait-to-be-rescued-but-for-whatever-reason-no-one-comes-we-figure-2/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Dogs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/)

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> [“If I allow my gaze to travel higher-which I won't-I'll see the solid gold basketball charm on a chain that my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/if-i-allow-my-gaze-to-travel-higher-which-i-won-t-i-ll-see-the-solid/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Charm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charm/)

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> [“We wait to be rescued, but for whatever reason, no one comes. We figure that if no one protects us then we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/we-wait-to-be-rescued-but-for-whatever-reason-no-one-comes-we-figure/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Dogs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/)

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> [“So I leave proof of my existence behind me like a snail trail with the small hope that years of talking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/so-i-leave-proof-of-my-existence-behind-me-like-a-snail-trail-with/)

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[Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/)

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> [“If she'd said she loved me and still did all those cruel and careless things, would my child mind have decided to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/if-she-d-said-she-loved-me-and-still-did-all-those-cruel-and-careless/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“Now, I learned a long time ago how to be quiet on the outside while I'm freaking on the inside. How to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/now-i-learned-a-long-time-ago-how-to-be-quiet-on-the-outside-while-i/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“When someone threatens suicide, when they tell somebody they're going to do it beforehand they're reaching out, hoping someone will stop them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/when-someone-threatens-suicide-when-they-tell-somebody-they-re-going/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Hard time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-time/)

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> [“We have babies because we want them to love us, to make us important, but the only make us tired and fat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/we-have-babies-because-we-want-them-to-love-us-to-make-us-important/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Babies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/babies/)

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> [“That goes for old wounds, too, you know. I really wish we'd had the chance to talk before this," he says, cracking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/that-goes-for-old-wounds-too-you-know-i-really-wish-we-d-had-the/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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> [“And maybe love is terrifying. I'm terrified now, but not in the way she would think. I'm terrified because I hate who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/and-maybe-love-is-terrifying-i-m-terrified-now-but-not-in-the-way-she/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“I learned to move silently in the background, a dirty, neglected little kid with no voice, no wants, and who made no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/i-learned-to-move-silently-in-the-background-a-dirty-neglected-little/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

[Survivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/survivor/)

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> [“No step is a safe one, so it's safer to take none at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-wiess/no-step-is-a-safe-one-so-it-s-safer-to-take-none-at-all/)

[Laura Wiess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-wiess/)

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