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Famous Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes
“Mi sgridano perché non riesco a vedere quello che vedono loro.”
“You’re not dead, but you’re not alive either. You’re a wintergirl, Lia-Lia,”
“...I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.”
“I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.”
“Eating was hard. Breathing was hard. Living was hardest.”
“What do I want? The answer to that question does not exist.”
“I won the wintergirl trip over the border into dangerland.”
“I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.”
“Who wants to recover? It took me years to get that tiny. I wasn't sick; I was strong.”
“You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl.”
“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.”
“I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don’t want to die.”
“I wish I had cancer. I will burn in hell for that, but it's true.”
“I inscribe three lines, hush hush hush, into my skin. Ghosts trickle out.”
“I breathe in slowly. Food is life. I exhale, take another breath. Food is life.”
