Save![But [Patrick's] character is partly based on a boy named Mark who lived across the street from me when I was growing up ... I liked hanging out with him and was sad when he moved away after only a year in the neighborhood. I guess writing about Patrick is a way for me to spend more time with Mark. - Quote by Linda Sue Park](https://quotes.cx/wp-content/uploads/quotes/9/2/Linda-Sue-Park-Quote-92213.jpg "But [Patrick's] character is partly based on a boy named Mark who lived across the street from me when I was growing up ... I liked hanging out with him and was sad when he moved away after only a year in the neighborhood. I guess writing about Patrick is a way for me to spend more time with Mark. - Quote by Linda Sue Park")
But [Patrick’s] character is partly based on a boy named Mark who lived across the street from me when I was growing up … I liked hanging out with him and was sad when he moved away after only a year in the neighborhood. I guess writing about Patrick is a way for me to spend more time with Mark.
