As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me, and in the end my choice is to hop back on or get left in the dust.
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 DraanenHe tells us that life isn't about what happens to you, it's about what you do about what happens to you.
Wendelin Van DraanenA million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you're young. But you can't let money erode your principles or you'll wind up with nothing.
Wendelin Van DraanenA painting is more than the sum of its parts,' he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow, and the meadow by itself is just grass and flowers, and the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light, but put them all together and you've got magic.
Wendelin Van Draanen