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title: "4 Swim Quotes By Wendelin Van Draanen"
description: "4 Swim quotes by Wendelin Van Draanen. Plus more from Wendelin Van Draanen and more Swim sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/wendelin-van-draanen-3327_bait_girls-don-t-fight-fair-they-pull-your-ha_766270.png"
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> [Girls don’t fight fair. They pull your hair and gauge you and pinch you; then they run off gasping to mommy when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/girls-don-t-fight-fair-they-pull-your-hair-and-gauge-you-and-pinch/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/wendelin-van-draanen-3327_bait_girls-don-t-fight-fair-they-pull-your-ha_766270.png)

> [One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/one-s-character-is-set-at-an-early-age-the-choices-you-make-now-will/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/wendelin-van-draanen-3327_age_one-s-character-is-set-at-an-early-age-t_965435.png)

> [“I hate t see you swim out so far you can't swim back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-hate-t-see-you-swim-out-so-far-you-can-t-swim-back/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/wendelin-van-draanen-3327_hate_i-hate-t-see-you-swim-out-so-far-you-can_1769404.png)

> [“I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendelin-van-draanen/i-hate-to-see-you-swim-out-so-far-you-can-t-swim-back/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/wendelin-van-draanen-3327_hate_i-hate-to-see-you-swim-out-so-far-you-ca_1809047.png)

## Other authors on Swim

## 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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