“Family,”_ _ _“They’re the people in your life you don’t get to pick. The ones that are given to you, as opposed… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Family "Even though you're stuck with them, at the same time they're also stuck with you.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It's funny how two people can grow up in the same town, go to the same school, have the same friends, and… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Times like this it did seem real I was leaving, and even more that my family, and this life, would go on… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Family isnt about blood relationships, its about the meaning behind them. I relize now that sharing chromosoms is not the only way… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Clearly, sharing something could take you a long way, or at least to a different place than you'd planned. Like a friendship… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But that's just the thing thought. Family isn't something that is supposed to be static or set. People marry in, divorce out.… — 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
“What is family? they were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But in the real world, you couldnt really just split a family down the middle, mom on one side, dad the other,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Now, now," my father said. "Let's just get the bags." This was typical. My father, the lone male in our estrogen-heavy household,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
She smiled, pulling the photo a little closer, and I wondered if I should ask her, too, the question for my project,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I understand that you are under a lot of pressure and that it's hard being a bride. That is all well and… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Family," she announced. "They're the people in your life you don't get to pick. The ones that are given to you,as opposed… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Well,' she said, adjusting a pot lid, 'I have my family of origin, which is you and Mom. And then Jaime's family,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“On my way to the living room, where my family was gathered, I stopped to look at the photo in the foyer.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“For me, family means the silent treatment. At any given moment, someone is always not speaking to someone else.' Really,' I said.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the… — 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
