Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes & Sayings
24 most famous Laurie Halse Anderson quotes and sayings (writer). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“It's bad timing, but a lot of kids become teenagers just as their parents are hitting their mid-life crisis. So everybody's miserable and confused and seeking that new sense of identity.”
“I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.”
“I'm finally watching 'Mad Men.' As a child of the '60s, I can't believe how old everything looks! I am the age of baby Eugene.”
“If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why I was put on the planet.”
“Some adults would rather pretend that bad things don't exist than to talk about them.”
“Sometimes when I find myself very irritated about a topic, I know it's my next book.”
“I think how veterans are treated in our country is an abomination. We don't have the draft any more, which is why so many soldiers come from working-class - rather than middle- or high-income families. Those wealthier families aren't affected, so they're not agitating for change.”
“The feedback I get is that my books are honest. I don't sugar-coat anything. Life is really hard.”
“I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day.”
“I reach for funny books all the time to help me get through life.”
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