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Wendelin Van Draanen
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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce
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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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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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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 I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.
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There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive.
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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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I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski
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Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.
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Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt?
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I don’t think you’re aloud to be homeschooled if you don’t have a home.
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I miss school. What’s wrong with me?
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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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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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Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.
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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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You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.
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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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Blue Face Disgusting taste Flush it Shush it Cold disgrace
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