“I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Hate Copy Share Image
Blue Face Disgusting taste Flush it Shush it Cold disgrace — Wendelin Van Draanen Blue 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
“The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Choice Copy Share Image
You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard. — Wendelin Van Draanen Men Copy Share Image
Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker — Wendelin Van Draanen 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
“Really, Dad. I understand now about the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Father Copy Share Image
Holly, I understand that you are upset because Gemma pulled down your ants, but why did you think pouring motor oil inside… — Wendelin Van Draanen Ants 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
“By the end of that first day, what I'd made was a big mess. But if chaos is a necessary step in… — Wendelin Van Draanen Chaos Copy Share Image
(Actually now I’m remembering that the goodbye chow isn’t spelled that way. It’s ciao or something weird like that. It’s Italian, right?… — Wendelin Van Draanen Goodbye 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
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
I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think I'm crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though… — Wendelin Van Draanen Art 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
But in my heart I knew the old Bryce was toast. There was no going back. Not to Garrett or Shelly or… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I liked it. I liked her. And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm… — Wendelin Van Draanen Beautiful Copy Share Image
“I liked it. I liked her. And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm… — 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… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“A painting is more than the sum of the parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the… — Wendelin Van Draanen Artist 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
“I've decided this is all your fault, Ms. Leone. I've run away before, you know, but stowed away or jumped trains or… — Wendelin Van Draanen Underground railroad Copy Share Image
You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done. — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
Don't even try to talk to me when I'm watching the moon. That's my moon, baby. — Wendelin Van Draanen Baby Copy Share Image
...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run. — Wendelin Van Draanen Choice Copy Share Image
Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them — Wendelin Van Draanen Learning Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is. — Wendelin Van Draanen Amazing Copy Share Image
It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying! — Wendelin Van Draanen Ego Copy Share Image
But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily. — Wendelin Van Draanen Flower Copy Share Image
