Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel,…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides this? Does algebra move you to tears? Can plural possessives express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe! ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Speak, p.11, Macmillan
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