Lawyers on TV always tell their clients not to say anything. The cops say that thing: 'Anything you say will be used against you.' Self-incrimination. I looked it up. Three-point vocab word. So why does everyone makes such a big hairy deal about me not talking? Maybe I don't want to incriminate myself. Maybe I don't like the sound of my voice. Maybe I don't have anything to say.
Laurie Halse AndersonShe offered herself to the big, bad wolf and didn't scream when he took the first bite.
Laurie Halse AndersonOppressive bastards, think they own the place. I told them that karma's going to kick their asses.
Laurie Halse AndersonI keep thinking that if I could just unzip my skin, step out of this body, then I would see who I really am.โ She nods her head slowly. โWhat do you think youโd look like?โ โSmaller, for a start.
Laurie Halse AndersonHere stands a girl clutching a knife. There is grease on the stove, blood in the air, and angry words piled in the corners. We are trained not to see it, not to see any of it. . . . Someone just ripped off my eyelids.
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