Astronomy Quote by Laurie Halse Anderson

“The word ghost sounds like memory. The word therapy means exorcism”

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

“I have this halfway place, a rest stop on the road to sleep, where I can stay for hours. I don't even need to…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with a S maybe, S for silent, S for stupid, for…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Eating plain toast will detonate her. "I'll have some honey." When the bread is done I scrape on a microscopic layer of it and…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

Cutting pain was a different flavor of hurt. It made it easier not to think about having my body and my family and my…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I am learning how to be angry and sad and lonely and joyful and excited and afraid and happy.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

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

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I like cheeseburgers too much to be a model.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

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

— Laurie Halse Anderson

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

— Laurie Halse Anderson