“We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. We danced with witches and kissed monsters. We turned us into wintergirls, when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone.”
―
Laurie Halse Anderson,
Wintergirls
“If I had lady-spider legs, I would weave a sky where the stars lined up. Matresses would be tied down tight to their trucks, bodies would never crash through windshields. The moon would rise above the wine-dark sea and give babies only to maidens and musicians who had prayed long and hard. Lost girls wouldn't need compasses or maps. They would find gingerbread paths to lead them out of the forest and home again. They would never sleep in silver boxes with white velvet sheets, not until they were wrinkled-paper grandmas and ready for the trip. ” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“People see what they expect to see,” he says sharply. “Through a filter of their own hatred and prejudice.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Real education doesn't make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative...is to live your life based on injustice and lies.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“The light beyond my eyes flashflashflashes with a hundred futures for me. Doctor. Ship's captain. Forest ranger. Librarian. Beloved of that man or that women or those children or those people who voted for me or who painted my picture. Poet. Acrobat. Engineer. Friend. Guardian. Avenging whirlwind. A million futures--not all pretty, not all long, but all of them mine. I do have a choice" - p. 271” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Often you have to fall into the blackness of utter confusion before you can emerge to see even the smallest glimmer of the truth.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“We don’t get to choose what we are,” she says finally, her voice low. “But we do get to choose who we are.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“The woods are beautiful. They’re my friends, the trees, and I can feel them smiling down at me. I” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Knowledge is never wasted, my dear. No matter how obscure or difficult...or confusing. It always serves to enrich our lives, if we let it, and in ways we can rarely anticipate.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Religion and culture are powerful things.” “More powerful than love?” “If you let them be, I think so.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Sometimes pushing the wheels of change into motion is the bulk of the battle.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Real education doesn’t make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative, Elloren Gardner, is to live your life based on injustice and lies.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“But for me, life would not be worth living without at least having faith in that one thing—that there is another way, a path of justice, if you will. And that there is at least a very small sliver of hope that this path will one day be discovered.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“My heart speeds up slightly at the sight of them so close, so intimate, and I suddenly feel worried about my friend. It’s one thing to wish Jarod was Gardnerian in the abstract. But he isn’t. He’s the son of his people’s alpha, and Aislinn’s from one of the most conservative families in Gardneria. Our people hate each other. No, this isn’t good. This is a road best not traveled down—a road leading straight off a cliff.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Learn all you can...about everything you can. You will find that, when you’re as powerless as we are, it helps to be clever.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“This Yvan Guriel doesn’t even know me, I lament, glaring resentfully at him out of the corner of my eye. He has no right to be so hateful.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“What do you hunt with, then?” I ask. She fixes her wild amber eyes on me. “My teeth.” She smiles widely, displaying her long, white, glistening canines. The hairs on the back of my neck go up in alarm. “Oh,” I say, swallowing nervously. “You mean when you turn into a wolf?” “Not necessarily,” she says, still smiling dangerously. Holy” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“It’s hard, isn’t it?” he asks, his own voice breaking. “To have a mind that strays outside the lines?” I” ― Laurie Forest, Wandfasted
“Against all the odds. You need to hold on to your faith in the good.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“If I had lady-spider legs, I would weave a sky where the stars lined up. Matresses would be tied down tight to their trucks, bodies would never crash through windshields. The moon would rise above the wine-dark sea and give babies only to maidens and musicians who had prayed long and hard. Lost girls wouldn't need compasses or maps. They would find gingerbread paths to lead them out of the forest and home again. They would never sleep in silver boxes with white velvet sheets, not until they were wrinkled-paper grandmas and ready for the trip. ” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“People see what they expect to see,” he says sharply. “Through a filter of their own hatred and prejudice.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Real education doesn't make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative...is to live your life based on injustice and lies.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“The light beyond my eyes flashflashflashes with a hundred futures for me. Doctor. Ship's captain. Forest ranger. Librarian. Beloved of that man or that women or those children or those people who voted for me or who painted my picture. Poet. Acrobat. Engineer. Friend. Guardian. Avenging whirlwind. A million futures--not all pretty, not all long, but all of them mine. I do have a choice" - p. 271” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Often you have to fall into the blackness of utter confusion before you can emerge to see even the smallest glimmer of the truth.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“We don’t get to choose what we are,” she says finally, her voice low. “But we do get to choose who we are.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“The woods are beautiful. They’re my friends, the trees, and I can feel them smiling down at me. I” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Knowledge is never wasted, my dear. No matter how obscure or difficult...or confusing. It always serves to enrich our lives, if we let it, and in ways we can rarely anticipate.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Religion and culture are powerful things.” “More powerful than love?” “If you let them be, I think so.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Sometimes pushing the wheels of change into motion is the bulk of the battle.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“Real education doesn’t make your life easy. It complicates things and makes everything messy and disturbing. But the alternative, Elloren Gardner, is to live your life based on injustice and lies.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“But for me, life would not be worth living without at least having faith in that one thing—that there is another way, a path of justice, if you will. And that there is at least a very small sliver of hope that this path will one day be discovered.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“My heart speeds up slightly at the sight of them so close, so intimate, and I suddenly feel worried about my friend. It’s one thing to wish Jarod was Gardnerian in the abstract. But he isn’t. He’s the son of his people’s alpha, and Aislinn’s from one of the most conservative families in Gardneria. Our people hate each other. No, this isn’t good. This is a road best not traveled down—a road leading straight off a cliff.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“Learn all you can...about everything you can. You will find that, when you’re as powerless as we are, it helps to be clever.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
“This Yvan Guriel doesn’t even know me, I lament, glaring resentfully at him out of the corner of my eye. He has no right to be so hateful.” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“What do you hunt with, then?” I ask. She fixes her wild amber eyes on me. “My teeth.” She smiles widely, displaying her long, white, glistening canines. The hairs on the back of my neck go up in alarm. “Oh,” I say, swallowing nervously. “You mean when you turn into a wolf?” “Not necessarily,” she says, still smiling dangerously. Holy” ― Laurie Forest, The Black Witch
“It’s hard, isn’t it?” he asks, his own voice breaking. “To have a mind that strays outside the lines?” I” ― Laurie Forest, Wandfasted
“Against all the odds. You need to hold on to your faith in the good.” ― Laurie Forest, The Iron Flower
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