Home / Quotes / Quote by Laura Lippman

Quote by Laura Lippman

“But she was Barbara Monroe, of Chicago, Illinois. She had attended a big-city high school, Mather. A big school in a big city was easier to fake than a small one, because anyone could be forgotten in a big school.”

Quote by Laura Lippman

Book:What the Dead Know: Reviewd

Work

What the Dead Know: Reviewd

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Laura Lippman, born on January 31, 1959, is a renowned American author known for her crime novels. Her works are highly appreciated by readers for their unique narrative style and intricate plot construction. more

You May Also Like

“I had never considered what it would be like to be in love until I was in it.”

Music High School Memoir Lgbt Lesbian Tegan And Sara

Book:High School

Source: High School

“Painoin pääni pulpettia vasten ja ajattelin että tämä koulu oli valtava leivinuuni jossa paistettiin laudaturylioppilaita, muita ei hyväksytty; tiesin että epäsosiaalisia, epäsosiaalisiksi leimattuja, savustettiin koulusta, keskiluokilla kun en vielä ollut "yli yhdeksikön mies" oli minuakin uhkailtu, ja minä muistin sen naapurin pojan jonka kaikki numerot oli opettajien yhteisestä sopimuksesta pudotettu, jonka keskiarvo oli juuri ja juuri laskenut lukioonpääsyrajan alle, jonka tiedettiin käyttävän huumeita. Meidän koulumme oli suljettu yhteisö, en tuntenut enää juuri ketään sen ulkopuolelta, tunsin pelkästään eliittiperheiden lapsia, eliittivanhempia, eliittikoulun opettajia, vain Jonna häilyi mielessäni jonakin saavuttamattomana poikkeuksena ja Nenekin oli eri asia. Olin opettajia vastaan, joskus, sittenkin vain harvoin, enhän kumminkaan yrittänyt muuttaa mitään, vaivihkaa asenteeni muotoutuisivat koulun asenteiden mukaisiksi, minusta tulisi kunnon kansalainen niin kuin joka helvetin idiootista tässä koulussa. Vanhempani olivat lääkäreitä, hienoista rikkaista perheistä kumpikin, äiti oli käynyt tätä samaa helsinkiläistä koulua jota minä nyt olin lopettelemassa, jopa isoäiti oli tässä samassa laitoksessa opetettu löyhyttelemään pitsinenäliinaa oikealla tavalla. Tällaisista vaikutteista oli peräisin minun keskeneräinen maailmankatsomukseni, en välittänyt mistään, paitsi tytöistä joita parhaan taitoni mukaan metsästin leveään sänkyyni. Kävin koulua koska minut oli sinne pikkupoikana passitettu, haavelin lääkärin urasta, en tiennyt miksi haaveilin mutta haaveilin kumminkin; koska minulle ei ollut kovinkaan vaikeaa menestyä koulussa sain pontta haaveilleni, ylpistyin, käytin "älykkyyttäni" hyväkseni tyttöihin vaikutusta tehdessäni, niin kuin Sannaan joka taisi pitää minua suurenakin nerona, ja minä syytin koulua enkä tiennyt oliko sekään oikein.”

High School Finnish Koulu Lukio

Book:Abiturientti

Source: Abiturientti

“I would've liked to think I looked a little more mature than the rest of the girls in the class. Then again, with the majority of them being PTs, I probably looked the most like a fourteen-year-old.”

High School Judgmental

Book:First & Then

Source: First & Then

“Charlie drove up before any of the other boys, substituting speed for style, and hit the curb. His right front tire fell off and the hub ground against the asphalt of the driveway, sending a shower of sparks into the sea of taffeta and chintz. Girls banged into each other like pool balls, trying to avoid bursting into flame.”

Humor High School Memoir Pool Prom First Date Show Off

Book:Her Perilous Journey

Source: Her Perilous Journey

“On Books - Books are the ultimate accessory; they go with everything. Carpets wear down, drapery fades, statuary chips, wallpaper tears and appliances become obsolete and out of date. Movie posters simply scream “Poor high school grad”. But no one ever looks at books and scoffs, “Books? Really? What are you, a college professor?”

College Books High School Movies Posters Accessories Furnishings Dated

Author:Marsha Hinds

“We had a class called Theory of Knowledge, taught by a Catholic family man we later found out was strongly attracted to little boys… so I guess the point of the class was you don’t know shit. The past few years, I found out that there’s Neurogenesis, which means we *do* make new brain cells. And I found out about Epigenetics, which basically means Lamarck was more right than Darwin… so that does away with a lot of shit I still remember from science classes from not too long ago. I read books that show the Jews did 911 (not Osama) and a guy named McPherson keeps telling us that we’re all gonna die in a few years anyway. Make each day count…”

Truth Science Education Knowledge High School Climate Change Critical Thinking Epigenetics Neurogenesis

Author:Dmitry Dyatlov

“In high school she even had time for herself, to draw and read, to write down quotes, to be inside her own head without an agenda.”

Hope College Depression Anxiety High School Living Life Free Time

Book:What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

Source: What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

“It wasn't only the end of an academic session but also a tough and unarticulated Goodbye. The feeling arose with the very first glimpse and instantly faded with the last unseen text.”

Love Feelings High School Attraction

Author:Rabin Paudel

“By the end of the third day, I hated it. I hated it with all my heart. Nothing was going to change. The only thing I was learning was that boredom can hurt like physical pain, like wearing an iron hat, like sandpaper clothes, like being crushed under a big stone.”

High School Boredom

Book:The Education of Robert Nifkin

Source: The Education of Robert Nifkin

“I don't care about being late for High School, I don't want to be late for my snack!”

High School Snacks Allystocking

Book:Carter’s Kids & the Lovesick Murderer

Source: Carter’s Kids & the Lovesick Murderer