Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a wh... - Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

"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 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."

"What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic."

"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."

"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 surface until it's too late."