Quotes by Wintergirls We turned us into wintergirls, and when she tried to leave, I pulled her back into the snow because I was afraid to be alone. Laurie Halse Anderson wintergirls gingerbread snow You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl. Laurie Halse Anderson wintergirls alive I won the wintergirl trip over the border into dangerland. Laurie Halse Anderson wintergirls borders I breathe in slowly. Food is life. I exhale, take another breath. Food is life. Laurie Halse Anderson wintergirls breaths breathe