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Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair - look at what's really there.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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My grandfather stood beside me and looked across the street, too. No, Bryce, he said softly. She's the same as she's always been you're the one who's changed. He clapped his hand on my shoulder and whispered, And son, from here on out, you'll never be the same again.
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Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.
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I wipe away my tears and nod, because the pain in my leg is nothing compare to the one in my heart.
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I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the road for you to rescue them. Kites can be lucky or they can be ornery. I’ve had both kinds, and a lucky kite is definitely worth chasing for.
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You never forget your first love.
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Maybe my mother's right. Maybe there is more to Bryce Loski than I know. Maybe it's time to meet him in the proper light.
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There's no winning arguments with your parents
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I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski
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Blue Face Disgusting taste Flush it Shush it Cold disgrace
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I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things always seem to play out. I get blamed, while con-artist kids like Venus, and Camille, and Gemma get believed. But the rescue lady noticed. In the background, just observing, she noticed.
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Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand get to know them
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I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line.
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Sometimes the things we really want are right in front of us. We just don't see them.
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A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic.
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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.
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You told us over and over that you don’t think you could live without books, but the ironic thing is, you’d probably die before you’d think to rip pages out of one to start a fire. Am I right? Well, get over it already. Better to be warm then well-read.
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A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you're young. But you can't let money erode your principles or you'll wind up with nothing.
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Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt?
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I don’t think you’re aloud to be homeschooled if you don’t have a home.
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