Quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

“It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.”

“My English teacher has no face. She has uncombed stringy hair that droops on her shoulders. The hair is black from her part to her ears and then neon orange to the frizzy ends. I can't decide if sh...”

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

“There was a loud shuffling above. A line of redcoats took their position at the edge of the ravine and aimed down at the rebels. "Present!" the British officer screamed to his men. "Present!" yelle...”

“They mean hot like 'I'm too good for you I got my own money don't be frontin' me.' You're more like 'Be my boyfriend I'll make you cookies come meet my dad ' know what I mean”

“Mr. Freeman: You are getting better at this, but it's not good enough. This looks like a tree,but it is an average, ordinary, everyday, boring tree. Breathe life into it. Make it bend - trees are f...”

“Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren't.”

“The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up. That's when they can hear us true.”

“I'm learning how to taste everything.”

“It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you hav...”

“And that’s the problem. When you’realive, people can hurt you. It’s easier to crawl into a bonecage or a snowdrift of confusion. It’s easier to lock everybodyout.But it’s a lie.”

“I hate winter. I’ve lived in Syracuse my whole life and I hate winter. It starts too early and ends too late. No one likes it.”

“I spent the last Friday of summer vacation spreading hot, sticky tar across the roof of George Washington High. My companions were Dopey, Toothless, and Joe, the brain surgeons in charge of buildin...”

“(From the Q&A with the author at the end of the book.)Have any readers ever asked questions that shocked you?I have gotten one question repeatedly from young men. These are guys who liked the book,...”

“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.”

“I have to go. Boss hasthis weird idea that I should actually work while he’s payingme.”