Fine...a word that you said when someone asked how you were but didn't really care to know the truth. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But there was only one truth about forever that really mattered, and that was this: it was happening. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But as long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“The truth was, there was no way everything could be the Best. Sometimes, when it came to events and people, it had… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But it's important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I used to worry I was entirely uninteresting, but the truth is I think if my life was more exciting I'd never… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It's always very pure, that last moment before an ugly, unsettling truth hits someone. The most stark of before-and-afters. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I knew I had to keep him to myself, as I'd slowly begun to keep everything. We had secrets now, truths and… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
The truth was, I wasn't sure. But I wanted to keep believing people could change, and it was certainly easier to do… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“For whatever reason - time, circumstance, distance- he wasn't able to give it to me himself. But he did give me Benji,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Macy: “In Truth,” I said, “there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.” Wes: “How do you win?”… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Listen,"Kristy said," the truth is,nothing is guranteed. You know better than anybody." She looked at me hard,making sure I knew what she… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Fine," he repeated, and I wondered why it was I kept coming back to this, again and again, a word that you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“You said the other day life was long,' I shot back. 'Which is it?' 'It's both,' she said, shrugging. 'It all depends… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
The truth was I knew, after all those flat January days, that I deserved better. I deserved I love yous and kiwi… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
So you're always honest," I said. "Aren't you?" "No," I told him. "I'm not." "Well, that's good to know, I guess." "I'm… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I'm not saying I'm a liar,' I told him. He raised his eyebrows. 'That's not how I meant it, anyway.' 'How'd you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Nunca habría sido capaz de decírselo, pero Owen me inspiraba. Las mentiras piadosas que yo decía a diario, las cosas que me… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But it had happened. I had followed Delia's van that night, I had told Wes my Truths, I had stepped into his… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“At the very least you should tell yourself the truth. If you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“In Truth,” I said, “there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.” “How do you win?” he asked.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But I knew what it said. That I could be imperfect, but only so much. Human, but only within limits. And honest,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don't be afraid. Be alive.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be so easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things you fight for… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But there was only one truth about forever that really mattered, and that was this: it was happening. Right then, and every… — 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
