There was other stuff, too, like how something can be so much more than the parts it took to make it, and why people need things around them that lift them above their lives and make them feel the miracle… — Wendelin Van Draanen 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 were we? There was something spinning wickedly out of control inside this house. It was like seeing inside… — 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 Image
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 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 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 Image
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 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. And why… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
