Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanen
Wendelin Van Draanenis an American writer of children's and young-adult fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 January 1965
CountryUnited States of America
Wendelin Van Draanen quotes about
life people inspire
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.
organization way steps
If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.
lighting
Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.
mathematical-logic logical-reasoning greek
A painting is more than the sum of its parts
left-alone left asks
Was it so much to ask just to be left alone?
persons knows
Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them
lines realizing finish-line
I realize something. That wasn't a finish line for me...This is my new starting line.
flipped bryce-loski
I had Flipped. -Bryce Loski
nice mean eye
Bryce," she whispers. "What's wrong." I can barely breathe as I ask her, "Do you like him?" "Do I... you mean Jon?" "Yes!" "Well, sure. He's nice and -" "No, do you like him?" My heart was pounding through my chest as I took her other hand and waited. "Well, no. I mean, not like that...." No! She said no! I didn't care where I was, I didn't care who saw. I wanted, just had to kiss her. I leaned in, closed my eyes, and then...
magic littles dirt
Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt?
first-love firsts never-forget
You never forget your first love.
i-realized one-thing flipped
...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.
writing giving fiction
It's experiences in life that give us something to write about, and since good fiction is applied tension, you'll have an arsenal of good material if life hasn't been peachy (and not a whole lot if it has).
ego embarrassing slaying
It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!