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title: "5 Ending Quotes By Sarah Dessen"
description: "5 Ending quotes by Sarah Dessen. Plus more from Sarah Dessen and more Ending sayings from other authors."
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> [An ending was an ending. No matter how many pages of sentences and paragraphs of great stories led up to it, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/an-ending-was-an-ending-no-matter-how-many-pages-of-sentences-and/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/sarah-dessen-110_ending_an-ending-was-an-ending-no-matter-how-ma_1658179.jpg)

> [“Then, a life was ending. Here, one was about to begin. I didn't believe in signs. But it was hard to ignore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/then-a-life-was-ending-here-one-was-about-to-begin-i-didn-t-believe/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/sarah-dessen-110_ending_then-a-life-was-ending-here-one-was-abou_1958840.png)

> [“It was the best kind of love story . . . until there was an ending to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/it-was-the-best-kind-of-love-story-until-there-was-an-ending-to-it/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/sarah-dessen-110_ending_it-was-the-best-kind-of-love-story-until_2121809.png)

> [But as long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/but-as-long-as-something-is-never-even-started-you-never-have-to/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/sarah-dessen-110_ending_but-as-long-as-something-is-never-even-s_2216826.png)

> [“It was terrible and awful when someone left you. You could move on, do the best you could, but like Eli had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/it-was-terrible-and-awful-when-someone-left-you-you-could-move-on-do/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/sarah-dessen-110_along-for-the-ride_it-was-terrible-and-awful-when-someone-l_2368727.png)

## Other authors on Ending

## More by Sarah Dessen

> [Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/sometimes-a-question-can-hurt-more-than-an-answer/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“if i were a book i would be so open”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/if-i-were-a-book-i-would-be-so-open/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [Harder to get in than out, like so little else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/harder-to-get-in-than-out-like-so-little-else/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“At times, I found myself questioning his very existence, even though I knew I had, in fact, spotted him, with my own eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/at-times-i-found-myself-questioning-his-very-existence-even-though-i/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/you-don-t-have-to-say-it-out-loud-i-already-know-why-you-like-me-you/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/no-relationship-is-perfect-ever-there-are-always-some-ways-you-have/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/when-you-had-to-do-something-you-had-to-do-it-and-eventually-if-you/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [the truth about forever is that it is happening right now](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/the-truth-about-forever-is-that-it-is-happening-right-now/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [I jammed my hand in my jacket pocket, bracing myself fo the next hit, and fel something. Something grainy and samll, sticking to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-jammed-my-hand-in-my-jacket-pocket-bracing-myself-fo-the-next-hit/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-had-no-illusions-about-love-anymore-it-came-it-went-it-left/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/but-maybe-that-isn-t-so-bad-you-can-t-love-anyone-that-way-more-than/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/this-was-just-one-night-one-chance-to-vary-and-see-where-it-took-me/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [call it chicken salad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/call-it-chicken-salad/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/for-me-however-it-was-a-mix-of-the-two-this-constant-push-and-pull-i/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

> [I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-think-whenever-a-writer-is-really-enjoying-themselves-and-liking/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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