Quotes from Wendelin Van Draanen

I had a lot of questions, but none I wanted to ask. It was nice, though, riding with my father. It was like the silence connected us in a way that explanations never could.

And of course I felt sorry for you, but Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â He stops running. "Didn't you read what I wrote on your running leg? Does it say, I feel sorry for you? No! It says, You inspire me. I want to be around you because you inspire me! You're amazing. I think you're the most Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â I stop running, and I look at him. His

It's amazing how two thin pieces of clothing can hold such deep memories. Laughter, pain, victory, defeat, friendship, fatigue, elation Ã¢â'¬Â¦ they're all there, but only to the person who's worn the uniform.

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

The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. Do the right thing.

I hate t see you swim out so far you can't swim back.

I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.

It's that way with people, too. Only with people it's sometimes that the whole is less than the sum of the parts.

How do you sort the treasure from the trash? When does something move from sentimental to disposable? And if you think you are ready to part with it, are you really? If you throw it away today, will you regret it tomorrow? Or will it be something you never think about again?

Which I guess is better than her playing her usual role in How I Ruined My Daughter's Life.

Every once in a while you find someone who is iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

Anger is a dry riverbed. You should follow it only if it leads you to the springs of forgiveness.

La triste realidad es que mayoría de las personas no se muestran como son hasta que ya es tarde.

My life is over. Behind

The finish line comes into view and you will yourself toward it, but the wind pushes you back, and your body begs you to give up, and the whole world seems to grind into slow motion. Your determination is all that's left. It forces your muscles to fire. Forces you to stay in the race. Forces you to survive the pain of this moment.

Conquering the wild is nothing compared to fixing the cracks in your heart.

Lo que le hizo a mi corazón era puro, una magia inexplicable. - Juli

Es fácil mirar hacia atrás y ver, y es fácil dar el consejo, pero la triste realidad es que la mayoría de las personas no se muestran como son en realidad hasta que ya es demasiado tarde.

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

Quizás todo se trata de la forma en que lo miras. Tal vez hubo cosas que yo veía como feas y otras personas encontraban hermosas.

Dont't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them.

Maybe that's what happens if you get comfortable someplace. Maybe you need some motivation to move on. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe it's not just being comfortable. Maybe it's being used to. A place can be very uncomfortable, but if you're used to it, it gives you a strange sense of comfort. Did that make any sense? For example, why do people stay in places on jobs or relationships that they hate? Why don't they just leave? Because they're used to it, that's why.

I'd way rather defend myself against a man with a stick than a social worker with good intentions.

El carácter de uno se forma en una temprana edad, hijo. Las decisiones que tomes ahora te afectarán para el resto de tu vida—Se quedó callado por un momento, luego dejó caer la cortina y dijo—: Odio verte nadar tan lejos que después no puedas regresar.