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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.
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He tells us that life isn't about what happens to you, it's about what you do about what happens to you.
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I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski
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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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I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think Im crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though we have a state-of-the-art PC. There are just less distractions with the simpler machine.
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There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive.
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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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I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.
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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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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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