Girls donโt fight fair. They pull your hair and gauge you and pinch you; then they run off gasping to mommy when you try and defend yourself with a fist. Then you get locked into time out, and for what? No, my friend, the secret is, donโt snap at the bait. Let it dangle. Swim around it. Laugh it off. After a while theyโve given up and try to lure someone else.
Wendelin Van DraanenIt was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!
Wendelin Van DraanenIf the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.
Wendelin Van DraanenI'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce
Wendelin Van DraanenThen I saw Juli. She was two tables away from me, facing my direction. Only she wasn't looking at me. She was looking at Jon, her eyes all sparkly and laughing. My heart lurched. What was she laughing about? What were they talking about? How could she sit there and look so... beautiful? I felt myself spinning out of control. It was weird. Like I couldn't even steer my own body. I'd always thought Jon was pretty cool, but right then I wanted to go over and throw him across the room.
Wendelin Van Draanen