“THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. We are here to help you. 2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings. 3. The dress code will be enforced. 4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds. 5. Our football team will win the championship this year. 6. We expect more of you here. 7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen. 8. Your schedule was created with you in mind. 9. Your locker combination is private. 10. These will be the years you look back on fondly. TEN MORE LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. You will use algebra in your adult lives. 2. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away. 3. Students must stay on campus during lunch. 4. The new text books will arrive any day now. 5. Colleges care more about you than your SAT scores. 6. We are enforcing the dress code. 7. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon. 8. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals. 9. There is nothing wrong with summer school. 10. We want to hear what you have to say.”
―
Laurie Halse Anderson,
Speak
“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, 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
“We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“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
“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
“I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, 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
“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
“It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“Write about the emotions you fear the most.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson
“Another page turns on the calendar, April now, not March..........I am spinning the silk threads of my story, weaving the fabric of my world...I spun out of control. Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest.I wanted to swallow the bitter seeds of forgetfulness...Somehow, I dragged myself out of the dark and asked for help.I spin and weave and knit my words and visions until a life starts to take shape.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.I am thawing.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, 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
“We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“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
“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
“I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, 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
“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
“It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
“Write about the emotions you fear the most.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson
“Another page turns on the calendar, April now, not March..........I am spinning the silk threads of my story, weaving the fabric of my world...I spun out of control. Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest.I wanted to swallow the bitter seeds of forgetfulness...Somehow, I dragged myself out of the dark and asked for help.I spin and weave and knit my words and visions until a life starts to take shape.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.I am thawing.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls
“I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
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