Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

Between knowing and not knowing is not wanting to know.

People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear it.

None so blind, so deaf, as those that will not hear, that will not see.

I am always amazed by people who know something is wrong but still insist on ignoring it, as if that will somehow make it go away. They spare themselves the confrontation, but end up boiling in resentment anyway.

I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying asleep is what's killing us.

There's a lot of bad things going on but I didn't do nothing.

People's ability to forget what they do not want to know, to overlook what is before their eyes, was seldom put to the test better than in Germany at that time.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.

Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.

Denial is a very powerful thing.

People don't want to hear bad news. They don't want their institutions criticized.

Denial is a powerful force.

Morning," I say. "Shh," she says. "If you don't acknowledge it, maybe it will go away.

Never underestimate the power of denial.

Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?

Bad things happen when good people pretend nothing is wrong.

Don't ask me how I am,' I blurt. 'Please.' I want to keep feeling good. Just because the lights are on doesn't mean I have to look.

There's none so blind as they that won't see.

We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass.

One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.

The only the way that you can live and function without seeing the facts in front of you is to put yourself in a constant state of denial.

The light is too painful for someone who wants to remain in darkness.

Denial: my family heritage. If you don't ask the questions, the truth will never inconvenience you.