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You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.
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I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him
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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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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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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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...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.
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So there I was, with the two hottest girls on campus, having lunch. I was the man, the envy of every other guy in our school. Buddy, I was miserable. -Bryce Loski
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There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive.
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Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker
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What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.
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As I run, I wonder how many of these people helped buy my leg. I wonder about the deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action, and how many of them leapt across it.
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