“I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want to eat like a normal person eats, but I need to see my bones or I will hate myself even more and I might cut my heart out or take every pill that was ever made.”Laurie Halse Anderson WintergirlsSource: Wintergirls
“I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet.”Laurie Halse Anderson WintergirlsSource: Wintergirls
“There's no point in asking why, even though everybody will. I know why. The harder question is "why not?" I can't believe she ran out of answers before I did.”Laurie Halse Anderson WintergirlsSource: Wintergirls
“Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.”Laurie Halse Anderson WintergirlsSource: Wintergirls
“I am so sorry. I wish you knew even one tenth of one percent of how sorry I am…. It was my fault. Can I kill myself here, or should I do it outside, so the mess on your carpet doesn't upset your mother?”Laurie Halse Anderson Source: Twisted
“Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren't.”Laurie Halse Anderson SpeakSource: Speak
“There is no safer. There’s not even safe, never has been.”Laurie Halse Anderson WintergirlsSource: Wintergirls
“And then a new screen, one I had never seen before, never even heard of popped up. It gave me a choice. I could become the new Lord of Darkness myself, or I could take a gamble and be reincarnated. I chose wisely.”Laurie Halse Anderson Source: Twisted
“I look at my homely sketch. It doesn't need anything. Even through the river in my eyes I can see that. It isn't perfect and that makes it just right.”Laurie Halse Anderson SpeakSource: Speak