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Book: Shout
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
The taste of shame smellslike stubborn vomit in your hairlingering no matter how often you was itsometimes you have to shaveyourself baldand start again like a newly hatched chickleaving the faint rot of broken magicin shattered eggshell piecesbehind you.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
When one suffers, all are weakened, but when everyone thrives, we dance.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
stories entertainengage, outrageuplift, help usovercomeour troubles. . .stories activate, motivate,celebrate, cerebrate,snare our fatesand share our greatincarnations of hope
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Persephone tucks a lock of Ophelia's hairbehind the shell of her ear andOphelia takes Persephone's hand and gentlykisses the palm.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Defense lawyer did his jobby attacking the victimshouting that she drank, she danced,she dressed to look goodshe wanted it, she followed himliked it roughor planned on marriage or extortionas she cried on the stand, long blonde hairin front of her face, a curtain for her sanity,he painted her into a corner with accusations
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Congratulations," she said formally."You have gradated.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Trying to figure out what you want to do, who you want to be, is messy as hell; the best anyone can hope for is to figure out the next step."
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Rape wounds deeply, splits open your core with shrapnel. The stench of the injury attracts maggots which hatch into clouds of doubt and self-loathing the dirt you feel inside you nourishes anxiety, depression, and shame poisoning your blood, festering in your brain until you will do anything to stop feeling the darkness rising within anything to stop feeling– untreated pain is a cancer of the soul that can kill you
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Too many grown ups tell kids to follow their dreams, like that's going to get them somewhere. Auntie Laurie says follow your nightmares instead. Because when you figure out what's eating you alive, you can slay it.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
Take your age the first time a stranger touchedyour body with danger in his hands,evil-minded...But it's not usually a stranger, is it<
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
I wanted a coffin made of woodfrom trees not yet plantedmy appetite for time was growing.
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Laurie Halse Anderson _ Shout
The false innocenceyou render for themby censoring truthprotects only you.
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