Laurie Halse Anderson Quote

Rape wounds deeply, splits openyour core with shrapnel.The stench of the injury attracts maggotswhich hatch into clouds of doubt and self-loathingthe dirt you feel inside you nourishesanxiety, depression, and shamepoisoning your blood, festeringin your brain until you will do anything to stopfeeling the darkness rising withinanythingto stop feeling–untreated painis a cancer of the soulthat can kill you

Laurie Halse Anderson

Rape wounds deeply, splits openyour core with shrapnel.The stench of the injury attracts maggotswhich hatch into clouds of doubt and self-loathingthe dirt you feel inside you nourishesanxiety, depression, and shamepoisoning your blood, festeringin your brain until you will do anything to stopfeeling the darkness rising withinanythingto stop feeling–untreated painis a cancer of the soulthat can kill you

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About Laurie Halse Anderson

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 Memorial Award.
She was first recognized for her novel Speak, published in 1999.