Wendelin Van Draanen said this quote

“ 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. ”

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It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late.

~ Wendelin Van Draanen

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

~ Wendelin Van Draanen

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.

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

~ Wendelin Van Draanen