"They yell at me because I can’t see what they see. Nobody can explain to me why my eyes work different than theirs."

Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

"We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds."

Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

"I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to…"

Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak