Quotes from Wendelin Van Draanen

And in the end I had to face the heart of the issue: How could I expect Adrienne to forgive me if I wasn't willing to even try to forgive my dad? I had no idea how to answer that. And so I ate ice cream.

it doesn't matter if it's in your house or in your heart. Dust never truly settles.

A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you're young. But you can't let money erode your principles or you'll wind up with nothing.

Tiene esta mirada en sus ojos en la que parece que ha traspasado el patio, el vecindario, el mundo. Y mientas sus grandes y callosas manos tocan el lienzo con su pincel, es como si su cuerpo estuviera poseído por alguna gracia espiritual.

De verdad tenía miedo de herir sus sentimientos? ¿O le tenía miedo a ella?

10:05 p.m. I don't want your SYMPATHY your PITY your BAND-AID on my MISERY I don't want your WELFARE your I CARE your SHE'S-NOT-LOOKING-NOW-LET'S-STARE Just give me a CHANCE a FAIR FIGHTING CHANCE

El que todavía estaba avergonzado por sostener mi mano dos días antes de entrar a segundo grado. El que todavía era demasiado tímido para decir mucho más que hola. El que todavía estaba caminando por ahí con mi primer beso.

There's nothing like a head-strong woman to make you happy to be alive.

I've got to quit avoiding truths -Lisette

Sometimes with friends, thanks is payment enough -Ginny Rose

It's easy to find our better selves in the sunshine of prosperity. What we must remember is to not lose those selves during times of hardship.

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

Entonces él me miró y sonrió, y mi corazón dio un vuelco.

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss…." He turned to me. "But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

Se podía quedar con sus brillantes ojos azules. Se podía quedar su hipócrita sonrisa y… y mi beso. ¡Eso es! Se podía quedar eso, también. ¡Jamás, jamás volvería a hablar con él!

chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe

Los atardeceres eran increíbles. Algunos días solían ser morados y rosas, otros días era como un abrasador naranja prendiéndole fuego a las nubes en el horizonte. -Juli

Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair—look at what's really there.

One's heart is not always as smart as one's head.

Mirando atrás hacia segundo grado, me gusta pensar que era por lo mejor en parte la curiosidad científica lo que me hacía perseguir es beso, pero para ser honesta, eran probablemente más esos ojos azules.

I realized that Garrett was right about one thing — I had flipped.

My heart stopped. It just stopped beating. And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling. You know, like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you, all inside you, and you're floating. Floating in midair. And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person's eyes. They're connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world swirls and twirls and falls completely away.

She's got ANTAGONIZE written all over her.

it made me mad. How come a bully like Bubba had friends and I didn't?