My mother has always been the point I calibrated myself against. In knowing where she was, I could always locate myself, as… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one day,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I mean, to me, freaking out is different. More of a running away, not telling anyone what's wrong, slowly simmering until you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I mean, at first, it was kind of disappointing. But people recover from disappointment. Otherwise we'd all be hanging from nooses. Right? — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You know, when you think about it, that’s kind of a weird thing. I mean it’s meant to be sympathetic, right? But… — 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
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
I don't know," I said. "Maybe you're right, and all that stuff I think I missed is overrated. Why should I even… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
See," he began, leaning back into the booth, "I was at this car dealership today, and I saw this girl. It was… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
But God!Who could live like this , anyway, with the kind of guesswork that was enough to make a person crazy, just… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It wasn't until Kiffney-Brown, when I met Jason Talbot, that I really thought I might actually have one of those boyfriend kind… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
He shook his head. "Some people think that they like music,but they have no idea what it's really about. They're kindding themselves.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Lissa lowered her voice and added, "I might not even go to school anyway. I might defer and join the Peace Corps… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It is kind of hard to hold a lot in. But for me… it’s sometimes even harder to let it out. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Once, this had been the life I’d wanted. Even chosen. Now, though, I couldn’t believe that there had been a time when… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumstances, I was… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It was kind of soothing, these sounds of lives being lived all around me, for better or for worse. And there I… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Once I’m done with a book, I’m done! I’m just not a sequel kind of girl. By the time I’ve finished a… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
We were willing to do so much for the people we loved, even if it meant hurting ourselves. Maybe that, in the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Morris was not the type to offer a hug or even hold your hand. But there was something in his quiet indignation… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I am never happy when I finish a book. I always start feeling good, and then I get to about Page 75… — 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
You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Whenever something great happens, you’re always kind of poised for the universe to correct itself. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There's a kind of radar that you get, after years of being talked about and made fun of by other people. You… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I was actually kind of a hot mess in high school. I did a lot of things in high school I'm not… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
The kind who live for music and are constantly seeking it out, anywhere they can. Who can't imagine a life without it.… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
