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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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If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.
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The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.
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There's no winning arguments with your parents
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Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt?
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...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.
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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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You never forget your first love.
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But in my heart I knew the old Bryce was toast. There was no going back. Not to Garrett or Shelly or Miranda or any of the other people who wouldn't understand. Juli was different, but after all these years that didn't bother me anymore. I liked it. I liked her.
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A painting is more than the sum of its parts
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To by held above the earth and be brushed by the wind, she said,it's like your heart has been kissed by beauty.
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Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss.... He turned to me. But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.
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There’s no winning arguments with your parents, so why get all pumped up over them? It is way better to dive down and get out of the way than it is to get clobbered by some parental tidal wave.
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Now, I know from experience that the trouble with one lie is that it usually takes more lies to cover it up. And if you don't watch out, you wind up telling lies to cover up the lies that are covering up the original lie.
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If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.
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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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You got nothin' to lose but your self-respect.
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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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I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.
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Was it so much to ask just to be left alone?
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One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.
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