“I write early in the morning at the computer, and people think Im crazy, but I still use my Mac-Classic even though we have a state-of-the-art PC. There are just less distractions with the simpler machine.” PeopleThinkingWritingArtStillsStatesUseMorningCrazyComputerMachinesClassicDistractionMacs Author: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.” PeopleLifeInspireCompareFlatsFlippedGlossSatinIridescent Book:Flipped Source: Flipped
“I operate under the assumption that people don't notice the good in me. That's just how things always seem to play out. I get blamed, while con-artist kids like Venus, and Camille, and Gemma get believed. But the rescue lady noticed. In the background, just observing, she noticed.” PeoplePlaySeemsKidsArtistBackgroundsAssumptionRescueObservingVenusCon ArtistCamille Author:Wendelin Van Draanen
“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.” PeopleGivingLooksFactsEasyAdvicePersonalityLateSurfaceToo LateFlippedBeneath The Surface Book:Flipped Source: Flipped
“But in my heart I knew the old Bryce was toast. There was no going back. Not to Garrett or Shelly or Miranda or any of the other people who wouldn't understand. Juli was different, but after all these years that didn't bother me anymore. I liked it. I liked her.” PeopleYearsHeartDifferentMy HeartBotherToastsMirandaBryce Loski Author:Wendelin Van Draanen
“There was other stuff, too, like how something can be so much more than the parts it took to make it, and why people need things around them that lift them above their lives and make them feel the miracle of living.” PeopleNeedsFeelsStuffMiracleLifts Book:Flipped Source: Flipped
“As I run, I wonder how many of these people helped buy my leg. I wonder about the deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action, and how many of them leapt across it.” PeopleRunningActionWonderIntentionLegsWideConcreteAbyssGood Intentions Book:The Running Dream Source: The Running Dream
