By The Time They Get To 6th

Whenever Someone Makes Out A Guest List, The People Not On It Become Officially Uninvited, And That Makes Them The Enemies Of The Invited. Guest Lists Are Just A Way Of Choosing Sides.

Biding One's Time Is A Very Different Thing From Patience.

The Adventure Is Over. Everything Gets Over, And Nothing Is Ever Enough. Except The Part You Carry With You. It's The Same As Going On A Vacation. Some People Spend All Their Time On A Vacation Taking Pictures So That When They Get Home They Can Show Their Friends Evidence That They Had A Good Time. They Don't Pause To Let The Vacation Enter Inside Of Them And Take That Home.

By The Time They Get To 6th Grade Honor Roll Students Won't Risk Making A Mistake, And Sometimes To Be Successful, You Have To Risk Making Mistakes.

But Happiness Is Not Always Loud And Bright And Crowded. Happiness Ripens Like A Watermelon, Sweet And Rosy On The Inside With Only A Thin Top Layer Altogether Free Of Small Black Pits. And, Like A Watermelon, The Whole Thing Can Be Covered With A Plain Dark Rind.