Trinity Bosch

“Then I saw Juli. She was two tables away from me, facing my direction. Only she wasn't looking at me. She was looking at Jon, her eyes all sparkly and laughing.
My heart lurched. What was she laughing about? What were they talking about? How could she sit there and look so... beautiful?
I felt myself spinning out of control. It was weird. Like I couldn't even steer my own body. I'd always thought Jon was pretty cool, but right then I wanted to go over and throw him across the room.”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped

“Oh! I'm gonna hit you so hard it'll make your ancestors dizzy!”
― Yao from Mulan

“I take it that he is more than just a woodcutter.”
“No one is just a woodcutter,” replied Terence.
“A person's always more than his present occupation.”
― Gerald Morris, The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf

“I tried to convince the kids at the bus stop to climb up with me, even a little ways, but all of them said they didn't want to get dirty. Turn down a chance to feel magic for fear of a little dirt? I couldn't believe it.”
― Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped