“I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“When you loved something, you wanted everyone else to love it I the same way.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“You can't measure love by the time put in, but by the weight of those moments.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It was the best kind of love story . . . until there was an ending to it.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But against love, the case was solid. Easily argued. And you could, indeed, hold it in your hand. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It’s you who i have thought of when i am at my weakest & you who have pulled me through” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But all the love in the world won't save a sinking ship. You have to either bail or jump overboard. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
If you didn't love him, this never would have happened. But you did. And accepting that love and everything that followed it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I think she loves him," Lissa said. "And love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“What did it take to claim a person, really? One perfect night? A few weeks of phone calls, hundreds of texts, all… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It [I'm leaving] wasn't really necessary to say, especially if you were already walking away. Almost redundant. And yet, there was a… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It's not a switch you can just flip off", Dr. Marshall had told me once. "If you didn't love him, this never… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Again, this made me think of Daisy, and her white lie about the dresses. We were willing to do so much for… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“He wasn't the type for displays of affection, either verbal or not. He was disgusted by couples that made out in the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“You and Wes," she said, triumphant, "are just likethis ." She was holding a book, a paperback romance. The title, emblazoned in… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I put my pen to the paper and began to write. I’d made so many wishes for so many couples quietly in… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It’s funny how one summer can change everything. It must be something about the heat and the smell of chlorine, fresh-cut grass… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Plastic ware," he said slowly, "like knives and forks and spoons?" I brushed a bit of dirt off the back of my… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“He grinned again. We'd only been seeing each other for a few weeks now, but this easy give-and-take still surprised me. From… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“You bought me plastic ware," he said. "Didn't you?' "No," I growled, picking at my license plate. "You did!" he hooted, laughing… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?" "It's street ball!" He… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I didn't pretend to know Eli at all, but even so, I'd noticed that his manner was slightly hard to read. It… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Finally he asks, "What if that's not enough? What if I need something else?" And she replies, "Whatever you need, I will… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I'm saying that, you know, we never get to go to the beach and just, you know, let loose. Fall in love… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Maybe not," she said as we came to the car. "But maybe that isn't so bad. You can't love anyone that way… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
After all, it's all kinds of things that make up a life, right? The big, like falling in love and spending time… — 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
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