Wendelin Van Draanen Quotes

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I r...

One's character is set at an early age, son. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest o...

Don't even try to talk to me when I'm watching the moon. That's my moon, baby.

There’s no winning arguments with your parents, so why get all pumped up over them? It is way better...

You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't d...

You got nothin' to lose but your self-respect.

All of a sudden I didn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, not at home...and every time I turned aroun...

What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.

It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most peopl...

One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of you...

A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the c...

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in...

I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.

Words can't fix my life.Words can't give me a family.Words can't do jack.You may be a teacher, Ms. L...

Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.

I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things alway...

If you really want things to change, you have to get involved. Little strokes fell big oaks, you kno...

You want me to be a man,older than you, who goes by the name of Roullard.

It's to have people see her instead of her condition. That's all that anybody with a disability want...

It’s amazing how two thin pieces of clothing can hold such deep memories. Laughter, pain, victory, d...

That's the funny thing about running. The deceptive thing about it. It may seem mindless, but its re...