I know my head isn't screwed on straight. I want to leave, transfer, warp myself to another galaxy. I want to confess everything, hand over the guilt and mistake and anger to someone else. There is a beast in my gut, I can hear it scraping away at the inside of my ribs. Even if I dump the memory, it will stay with me, staining me. My closest is a good thing, a quiet place that helps me hold these thoughts inside my head where no one can hear them.
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance. - Laurie Halse Anderson
Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.
- Laurie Halse Anderson
Write about the emotions you fear the most. - Laurie Halse Anderson
Write about the emotions you fear the most.
Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself. - Laurie Halse Anderson
Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.
You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against. - Laurie Halse Anderson
You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.
You can tell a book is real when your heart beats faster. Real books make you sweat. Cry, if no one is looking. Real books help you make sense of you… - Laurie Halse Anderson
You can tell a book is real when your heart beats faster. Real books make you sweat. Cry, if no one is looking. Real books help you make sense of you…
A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor. - Laurie Halse Anderson
A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor.
I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking. - Laurie Halse Anderson
I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.
Sometimes I think high school is one long hazy activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth … - Laurie Halse Anderson
Sometimes I think high school is one long hazy activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth …
When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. - Laurie Halse Anderson
When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.
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