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There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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Chicago
Illinois
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You got nothin' to lose but your self-respect.
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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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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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Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.
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I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.
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What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.
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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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It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!
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Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker
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But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on
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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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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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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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I miss school. What’s wrong with me?
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Blue Face Disgusting taste Flush it Shush it Cold disgrace
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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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It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily.
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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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