Quotes from Wendy Mass

All right, all right,' he [Leo] says. 'I know it's hilarious that Mrs. Kelly thinks I clogged up her toilet, but we have more important things to focus on.

I cross my arms. 'Seriously? That's the answer you're going with? First quantum physics and now nowhere and everywhere?

Uh...aren't you in Hollywood right now? You know, dancing up a storm with uberwitch Madison? I mean, that lovely girl, Madison? Only if Hollywood is in Willow Falls these days. And judging by the lack of tan skin and fake blond hair, I'm gonna say it's not.

What do you have against penguins?' he asks. 'They're like really big birds in tuxedos. They're always ready for a fancy dance.

Now that Connor's gotten a job helping Tara's uncle, an inventor, he gets to keep all of Mr. St. Claire's old tools. I think our parents should focus less on me, and pay more attention to the fact that Connor has dismantled most of the electronic devices in our house, our old lawn mower, and basically any object that has more than one part.

If I could paint, I would do it myself.

orange trail leading down to the kitchen and

There is a certain timelessness to closets.

You won't get what you want, Rory Swenson, until you see what you need.

Do not forget, life is a dance between making things happen and letting things happen.

When I was little, I used to run out into the rain and let the water run all over me. Then one day I saw lightning split a tree nearly in half. That pretty much took the joy out of prancing around in thunderstorms.

When the waitress comes, Leo orders pancakes with chocolate chips and strawberries, an omelet with sausage and peppers, French toast with powdered sugar and pecans, hot chocolate with whipped cream, orange juice, home fries, regular fries with gravy, and a bowl of chocolate pudding.

Recent events lead me to believe the world is like that, too--people are the individual fragments, but we are also part of the whole mirror. We are connected, not only to one another but also to the fabric of the universe.

They crawled toward each other, and then with some unspoken understanding, both pushed off the floor with their hands and stood. Four parents and many bemused party guests watched as the two babies took their very first steps, crashed into each other, and fell to the floor laughing.

As I get older I'm starting to sense that being a grown-up isn't nearly as much fun as children want to believe.

Things change. People change. You make some choices you can never take back...The future is all possibilities, but the past is set in stone. All those ghosts of ourselves, our youth, still alive inside us, but out of our reach forever. We meet them when we close our eyes, when we let our memories come alive...But that's all they are. Memories. No more real than a dream.

Lean back, tighten abs, keep arms locked, look for a place to land my hands.

What is my strength? Do I even have a strength? Maybe I have too many strengths, and that's why I can't think of just one.

Then he lets out a surprisingly strong mustard-colored meow and settles back into his mother's warmth. Who ever heard of a cat named Mustard? Impossible.

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Do you have some big secret life I don't know about?' Connor jokes. 'Who would be calling you at midnight?' 'I have no idea,' I reply. 'But I'm pretty sure I only have one secret life.

Honey, men are wimps. Why do you think it's women who have the babies?

Most kids might not think that riding the bus to school is all that awesomesauce, but that's only until your mom makes you go with her every morning and then lectures you about not using your magical powers the whole way to school and then picks you up and lectures you the whole way home.