Frases de Laurie Halse Anderson

„Não existe cura mágica, nem como fazer tudo desaparecer para sempre. Existem apenas pequenos passos adiante; um dia mais fácil, uma risada inesperada, um espelho que não importa mais.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Wintergirls

„I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

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

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Fonte: Wintergirls

„There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Fonte: Wintergirls

„We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Fonte: Wintergirls

„Homework is not an option. My bed is sending out serious nap rays. I can't help myself. The fluffy pillows and warm comforter are more powerful than I am. I have no choice but to snuggle under the covers.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Fonte: Wintergirls

„Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„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 have to say.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

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

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

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

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak

„Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Fonte: Wintergirls

„Write about the emotions you fear the most.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson

„CONJUGATE THIS:
I cut class, you cut class, he, she, it cuts class. We cut class, they cut class. We all cut class. I cannot say this in Spanish because I did not go to Spanish today.“

—  Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

Fonte: Speak