I breathe in slowly. Food is life. I exhale, take another breath. Food is life. And that's the problem. When you're alive, people can hurt you. It's easier to crawl into a bone cage or a snowdrift of confusion. It's easier to lock everybody out. But it's a lie. β¨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.206, Penguin
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- It made me strong.I took a step back, near my whole self in the mirror.I pushed back my shoulders and raised my chin, my back straight as an arrow. β¨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Chains, p.286, Simo β¦ βΆ
- There is no safer. Thereβs not even safe, never has been. β¨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.19, Penguin
- I need a new friend. I need a friend, period. Not a true friend, nothing close or share clothes or sleepover giggle giggle yak yak. Just a pseudo-friend, disposable friend. Friend as accessory. Just β¦ βΆ
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