“Kids want acceptance from their peers, but in two different, opposing ways: They want to be like everyone else and they want to be different from everyone else. So the question is: How do you reconcile these opposing longings?” WayWantChildrenTwoDifferentKidsAcceptanceLongingAdolescencePeersOpposingReconcile Author:E. L. Konigsburg
“Every now and then, a person must do something simply because he wants to, because it seems to him worth doing. And that does not make it worthless or a waste of time.” WantPersonsDoeSeemsWasteWasting TimeNow And ThenWorthless Book:The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place Source: The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
“The eyes are the windows of the soul.... If someone was to look into your eyes, what would you want them to see?” IfsWantLooksSoulEyeWindow Author:E. L. Konigsburg
“Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.” KnowsWantMotherFunSecretKnowingDaughterNobody KnowsMother And Daughter Author:E. L. Konigsburg