“The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“I knew we weren't rich, but I didn't feel like I was missing anything.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“If you really want things to change, you have to get involved. Little strokes fell big oaks, you know.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
It's experiences in life that give us something to write about, and since good fiction is applied tension, you'll have an arsenal… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“One's character is set at an early age, son. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
There was other stuff, too, like how something can be so much more than the parts it took to make it, and… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
There are certain things I believe we need to keep in our emotional arsenal as we navigate through life. Hope is a… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss…" He turned to me. "But every once in a… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“Words can't fix my life. Words can't give me a family. Words can't do jack. You may be a teacher, Ms. Leone,… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“I daydreamed a lot about the sycamore tree, too, which at first I thought was because I was feeling melancholy. But then… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
My heart stopped. It just stopped beating. And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling. You know, like… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“Maybe it came from whacking at two-by-fours and dreaming about perpetual motion. I don't know. All I know is that compared to her, Shelly… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
I’ve flown kites before and I know – sometimes they’re gone forever, and sometimes they’re just waiting in the middle of the road for… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
“Every once in a while you find someone who is iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
“I also finally see that a crimson kiss isn't something you can chase, because it's more than just the passionate meeting of mouths. It's… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
“And then she started climbing/ The girl is in the seventh grade, and she's climbing a tree--way, way up in the tree. And why… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
“At first we tried to keep up, but soon we were tired of boiling and pickling and deviling, and my mother started complaining that… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things always seem to play out. I get… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when youre young. But you cant let money erode your principles or youll wind… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
“Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
I believe in the paramount importance of entertainment, but I have something to say. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share
