“ One's character is set at an early age, son. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life." He was quiet for a minute then dropped the curtain and said, "I hate to see you swim o… Wendelin Van Draanen
“ But in my heart I knew the old Bryce was toast. There was no going back. Not to Garrett or Shelly or Miranda or any of the other people who wouldn't understand. Juli was different, but after all these… Wendelin Van Draanen
“ Don't even try to talk to me when I'm watching the moon. That's my moon, baby. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ It’s amazing how two thin pieces of clothing can hold such deep memories. Laughter, pain, victory, defeat, friendship, fatigue, elation… they’re all there, but only to the person who’s worn the unifor… Wendelin Van Draanen
“ If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ It's to have people see her instead of her condition. That's all that anybody with a disability wants. Don't sum up the person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ That's the funny thing about running. The deceptive thing about it. It may seem mindless, but its really mental. If the minds strong, the body acts weak, even if its not. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ If you really want things to change, you have to get involved. Little strokes fell big oaks, you know. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ There’s no winning arguments with your parents, so why get all pumped up over them? It is way better to dive down and get out of the way than it is to get clobbered by some parental tidal wave. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ All of a sudden I didn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, not at home...and every time I turned around, another person I'd known forever felt like a stranger to me. Even I felt like a stranger to me. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back. 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 blamed, while con-artist kids like Venus, and Camille, and Gemma get belie… Wendelin Van Draanen
“ Words can't fix my life.Words can't give me a family.Words can't do jack.You may be a teacher, Ms. Leone, but face it: You don't know squat. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is. Wendelin Van Draanen
“ A painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking… Wendelin Van Draanen
