Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

Quotes

• “A 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...”
• “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 so...”
• “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 room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, ...”
• “You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.”
• “...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.”
• “Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.”
• “What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were.”
• “What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.”
• “Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.”