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What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

Wendelin Van Draanen

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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Chicago
Illinois
Sheer
Magic
Heart
Inexplicable

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It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!
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...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.
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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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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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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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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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If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.
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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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Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.
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