No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order… — 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… — 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
But against love, the case was solid. Easily argued. And you could, indeed, hold it in your hand. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
So," she went on, "it got me thinking about what cost beauty. Or for that matter, what cost anything? Would you trade… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Isn't that the way everything begins? A night, a love, a once and for all.” — 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
I have to admit, an unrequited love is so much better than a real one. I mean, its perfect As long as… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Who knew three dots could make such a difference? Like everything else, a love or a wish or whatever, it was all… — 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
“Everything seemed bright and different after so long in the darkness. Even though most of the businesses were closed, there was one… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“When you've never gotten love from someone, you dob't know what it might look like if it ever does appear.” — 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
“Love is an excuse to put up with the shit that you shouldn't. That's how it gets you. It throws off the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Everything in life had its phases, and if you were smart, you learned to appreciate them all. What really mattered, though, were… — 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
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
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
“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
“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
We didn't talk about our scars, the ones you could see and the ones you couldn't. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's 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 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
