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> [And now I was seeing that there was something really cool about that family. All of them. They were just...real. And who were we? There was something spinning wickedly out of control inside this house. It was like seeing inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/and-now-i-was-seeing-that-there-was-something-really-cool-about-that/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

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## More by Wendelin Van Draanen

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/maybe-it-came-from-whacking-at-two-by-fours-and-dreaming-about/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-ve-flown-kites-before-and-i-know-sometimes-they-re-gone-forever-and/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“Every once in a while you find someone who is iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/every-once-in-a-while-you-find-someone-who-is-iridescent-and-when-you/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-also-finally-see-that-a-crimson-kiss-isn-t-something-you-can-chase/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-ll-ride-my-bike-all-the-stinkin-way-to-school-for-the-rest-of/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [It’s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/it-s-funny-to-hear-priests-and-nuns-argue-with-each-other/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-had-flipped-bryce-loski/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/and-then-she-started-climbing-the-girl-is-in-the-seventh-grade-and/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“At first we tried to keep up, but soon we were tired of boiling and pickling and deviling, and my mother started complaining that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/at-first-we-tried-to-keep-up-but-soon-we-were-tired-of-boiling-and/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-operate-under-the-assumption-that-people-don-t-notice-the-good-in/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when youre young. But you cant let money erode your principles or youll wind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/a-million-dollars-sounds-like-a-lot-i-know-especially-when-youre/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“Anger is a fuel that can only carry you so far.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/anger-is-a-fuel-that-can-only-carry-you-so-far/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [“Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/somehow-the-silence-seemed-to-connect-us-in-a-way-like-words-never/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/part-of-my-motivation-for-writing-mysteries-for-young-people-is-that/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

> [I believe in the paramount importance of entertainment, but I have something to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-believe-in-the-paramount-importance-of-entertainment-but-i-have/)

[Wendelin Van Draanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendelin-van-draanen/)

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