Book

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

An international bestseller and the basis for the hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the defining works of the 1960s. In this classic novel, Ken Kesey’s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boi

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Characters

Laurie Halse Anderson (17)Jennifer Sodini (1)

“Censoring books that deal with difficult, adolescent issues does not protect anybody. Quite the opposite. It leaves kids in darkness and makes them vulnerable.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Censoring

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: strength, Survivor, lost, Soul, Memories

“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: expression, Freedom

“I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Social Norms

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: survived, Healing, Pain, Sufferings, Surviving Abuse

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

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Principles

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, motivation

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Survival, Confusions, strength, Courage

“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Communication, Silence, Unsaid Things, Death, expression

“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: People, Communication, Opening Up

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Survivor, Confused, H4D-3

“I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Tired, Sleep, Coma

“Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Creative, Emotion, Cake

“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Why Words Matter, expression, Communication, Quote of the Moment

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Survival, strength, Survivor, Important, Break Up

“There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for the holidays.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Holidays, Christmas, Children

“What seeks you when you are not seeking, is the universe's way of speaking to you without speaking.”

— Jennifer Sodini, collective-evolution.com

Tagged: How To Think, The Art of Awareness

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

— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com

Tagged: Pride, Self-Worth, Stand For Something