I've given lots of people chances," she said suddenly, as if Marion was still in the room to hear us. "But there's… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Life is long, just because you don't get your chance right when it comes, doesn't mean It won't come.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But you only get so many do-overs in this life, so many chances to, if not change your past, alter your future. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Why don't you ever wait a second and see what I'm planning, or thinking, before you burst in with your opinions and… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell him so. Find the right words, string them together in the ideal way, knowing that here they would… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You want me to give her a key?" the guy asked. "I want you to give her a possibility," she told him,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'm really happy to have the chance to talk about the editing process. It's something that I think doesn't get the weight… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It didn't make you noble to step away from something that wasn't working, even if you thought you were the reason for… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'm starting to think, though, that some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I had to wonder whether it was possible that this wasn’t already decided for me, and if maybe, just maybe, this was… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I could pretend otherwise, pushing it out of sight and hopefully out of mind. But if something was really important, fate made… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It took a lot to have hope in this world where so little evidence of it existed. We may all start in… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I paused, only just now realizing that the subject was hitting a little close to home. "You know, getting hurt. Putting herself… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I've given lots of people chances. But there's only so much faith you can have in people. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Life is long. Just because you don’t get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn’t mean it won’t come.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But there was something I liked about the idea of those seeds buried so deep having at least a chance to emerge — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You’re always a kid around your parents… Unless they’re acting like children. Then you don’t get the chance. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There were endless ways to spend your days, I knew that, none of them right or wrong. But given the chance for… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It's a big deal when you finally get the chance to do the one thing you want to do -need to do-… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“At times, I found myself questioning his very existence, even though I knew I had, in fact, spotted him, with my own eyes.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
You don't have to say it out loud. I already know why you like me.' 'You do, huh?' 'Yep.' He wrapped his arms around… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
I jammed my hand in my jacket pocket, bracing myself fo the next hit, and fel something. Something grainy and samll, sticking to the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
“But maybe that isn't so bad. You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe it wasn’t… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
“For me, however, it was a mix of the two, this constant push and pull. I loved it here. But I'd been in that… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share
