Principal Principal: Where's your late pass, mister? Errant Student: I'm on my way to get one now. PP: But you can't be in the hall without a pass. ES: I know, I'm so upset. That's why I need to hurry, so I can get a pass. Principal Principal pauses with a look on his face like Daffy Duck's when Bugs is pulling a fast one. PP: Well, hurry up, then, and get that pass.
Laurie Halse AndersonWe turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone.
Laurie Halse AndersonYouโre not dead, but youโre not alive, either. Youโre a wintergirl, Lia-Lia, caught in between the worlds. Youโre a ghost with a beat- ing heart. Soon youโll cross the border and be with me. Iโm so stoked. I miss you wicked.
Laurie Halse AndersonI just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?
Laurie Halse Anderson