Wendelin Van Draanen Way Quotations

If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.

Julie always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.

I'll ride my bike all the stinkin' way to school for the rest of eternity if it means being with her. -Bryce

(Actually now I’m remembering that the goodbye chow isn’t spelled that way. It’s ciao or something weird like that. It’s Italian, right? But I’m not an Italian gypsy, I’m a hungry gypsy. So spelling it chow makes total sense.)

Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.