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Quote #1
Charlie doesn't know why they make such a fuss about a girl and why they always want to talk to her (he'd rather play ball or kick-the-can, or ring-levio than talk to a girl) but all the boys are in love with Harriet so he is in love with her too. (9.52)
Charlie is one step beyond thinking girls have cooties, but he wants to be like the other boys. Love may be a battlefield, but little Charlie also sees it as a game to win.
Quote #2
I leaned forward, holding on to her hand, and the words came out. "I like you very much." (11.79)
Charlie isn't quite sure how to do this, but hey—he's going to give it a shot. Even though he kind of bungles it later on, it's cool that he has some natural human instincts about how to go about wooing a woman.