Speak Quotes

“The school board banned one of Maya Angelou's books, so the librarian had to take down her poster.

I fished it out of the trash.

She must be a great writer if the school board is scared of her.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“You'd be shocked at how many adults are already dead inside, walking around with no clue, waiting for a heart attack or cancer to finish the job. When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. It's the saddest thing I know.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“The whole point of not talking about it, of silencing the memory, is to make it go away.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting it. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“I stand on the edge of a cliff, wondering if I'm going to fall or jump.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“Art without emotion is like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“Welcome to the only class that will teach you how to survive. Welcome to art. This is where you find your true self, if you dare(16)”.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity. If you're tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“It takes more to scare me now.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“I'm feeling pretty damn good for a change.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“I want to kill him.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“The whole point of not talking about it, of silencing the memory, is to make it go away. It won't.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“It wasn't my fault.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“You’d be shocked at how many adults are already dead inside, walking around with no clue, waiting for a heart attack or cancer to finish the job. When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. It’s the saddest thing I know.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“A kid asked him what his painting was. “It’s Venice at night, an accountant’s soul, the blood of imbeciles. Smoker’s lung. Tenure. The inside of a lock, the taste of iron. Despair. A city with the streetlights shot out, the heart of a school board director.” Some teachers whisper he’s having a breakdown. I think he’s the sanest person I know(181)”.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“Nothing. It all sounds stupid.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

“I try not to dwell on this.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel