"You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against."

--

Laurie Halse Anderson

“Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation.”
“We've all met a certain type of spiritual person. She's a wonderful person. She loves the Lord. She prays and reads the Bible all the time. But all she thinks about is herself. She's not a selfish person. But she's always at the center of everything she's doing.”
“When you find yourself in a new situation, everything that requires healing is going to rush to the surface.”
“I would love to do films - ones that get seen.”
“No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.”
“Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others.”
“Let your love flow out on all living things.”
“It's going to be a lot of work, Gideon," Eva warned him. "I'm not afraid of work." He was touching me restlessly as if it were as necessary to him as breathing. "I'm only afraid of losing you.”

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