““Trouble in our family is spelled with a capital C and has been as long as I can remember. The C stands for Charles. He’s my older brother, two years and four months older to be exact. Ever since the phone call about him last night, I’ve felt incredibly tense. And now, at this very minute, my parents are driving up to Vermont, to Charles’s boarding school, to find out if he’s actually been kicked out or if he’s just been suspended again. I””
![“If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. Instead of finding the information they need at the library, instead of finding novels that illuminate life, they will find only those…” quote by Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/924/judy-blume-2002_age_if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-i_51912.jpg)
![“I was never a watering pot before I met Charles," he [Tris] sobbed. "It's all his fault." "You never cared before you met Charles," Derek said quietly "You never loved before you met Charles.” quote by Rowan Speedwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab8/rowan-speedwell-19415_quote_i-was-never-a-watering-pot-before-i-met_48727.jpg)
