“I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Hate Copy Share Image
“It felt like there was a dark spot in my heart. Like a bruise. And it was getting deeper and wider with… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Silence Copy Share Image
There's nothing like a headstrong woman to make you happy to be alive. — Wendelin Van Draanen Alive Copy Share Image
Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“I’d way rather defend myself against a man with a stick than a social worker with good intentions.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“And, dude, the truth is, if you're gonna be like this, I don't need the association.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Choice Copy Share Image
I don’t think you’re aloud to be homeschooled if you don’t have a home. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me,… — Wendelin Van Draanen Choices 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
A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when youre young. But you cant let money erode your principles or… — Wendelin Van Draanen Being young Copy Share Image
“scraps of love torn and tattered faded, scattered trashed threads of hope frayed and tangled broken, mangled dashed backing, buttons yarn and… — Wendelin Van Draanen Family Copy Share Image
“What did a kiss feel like, anyway? Somehow I knew it wouldn't be like the one I got from Mom and Dad… — Wendelin Van Draanen Kiss 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
“I also finally see that a crimson kiss isn't something you can chase, because it's more than just the passionate meeting of… — Wendelin Van Draanen Truth Copy Share Image
“He’s only going out with you because he feels sorry for you,” she whispers as she invades my personal space on a… — Wendelin Van Draanen Community service Copy Share Image
“And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm not talking like a hundred-watt bulb;… — Wendelin Van Draanen Perpetual motion Copy Share Image
I fell asleep that night thinking about the kiss that might have been. What did a kiss feel like, anyway? Somehow I… — Wendelin Van Draanen Animals Copy Share Image
Then I saw Juli. She was two tables away from me, facing my direction. Only she wasn't looking at me. She was… — Wendelin Van Draanen Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Summers there are awful! Winters there are awful! Why do you stay? You ought to run away! Hop a train! Stow away… — Wendelin Van Draanen Fitness Copy Share Image
And now I was seeing that there was something really cool about that family. All of them. They were just...real. And who… — 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
“And then she started climbing/ The girl is in the seventh grade, and she's climbing a tree--way, way up in the tree.… — Wendelin Van Draanen Humor Copy Share Image
If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about. — Wendelin Van Draanen Care Copy Share Image
What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“If you were in love with her, that would be one thing. Love is something to be afraid of, but this, this… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“But every once you will find someone who’s iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health. — Wendelin Van Draanen Exercise Copy Share Image
“Every once in a while you find someone who is iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely. — Wendelin Van Draanen Bryce loski Copy Share Image
