You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

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About Laurie Halse Anderson

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Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren...

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I don't know what I'm doing in the next five minutes and she has the next ten years figured out.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

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Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Wintergirls

I can't tell anymore when I'm asleep and when I'm awake, or which is worse.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Wintergirls

I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Speak

I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest.

—Laurie Halse Anderson in Wintergirls

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To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.

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I am not against all wars—just whichever is current.

—Ken Gillespie

One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

—Robert F. Kennedy

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The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.

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You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working against the wrong thing.

—Peace Pilgrim

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