If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and wa... - Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

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

"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time."

"Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating."

"CONJUGATE THIS:I cut class, you cut class, he, she, it cuts class. We cut class, they cut class. We all cut class. I cannot say this in Spanish because I did not go to Spanish today. Gracias a dios. Hasta luego."

"Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides this? Does algebra move you to tears? Can plural possessives express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!"