“It was the best kind of love story . . . until there was an ending to it.” — 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
“I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting.” — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's… — 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
“It’s you who i have thought of when i am at my weakest & you who have pulled me through” — 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
I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it… — 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
Love is so unpredictable. Sometimes you'll know a man for years and then one day, boom! Suddenly you see him in a… — 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
What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they… — 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
You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it… — 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
“Well, here we are," Ethan said. "The end of the world." I smiled, turning slightly to take in the full view. "It's… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“You bought me plastic ware," he said. "Didn't you?' "No," I growled, picking at my license plate. "You did!" he hooted, laughing… — 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… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?" "It's street ball!" He… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I said, somewhat confused, “What’s the problem?” [Kristy] rolled her eyes. Beside her, Monica said, “Donneven.” “Kristy.” Delia shook her head. “This… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Plastic ware," he said slowly, "like knives and forks and spoons?" I brushed a bit of dirt off the back of my… — 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
“You and Wes," she said, triumphant, "are just likethis ." She was holding a book, a paperback romance. The title, emblazoned in… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I put my pen to the paper and began to write. I’d made so many wishes for so many couples quietly in… — 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
That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person. — 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
“I'm saying that, you know, we never get to go to the beach and just, you know, let loose. Fall in love… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Maybe not," she said as we came to the car. "But maybe that isn't so bad. You can't love anyone that way… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I didn't pretend to know Eli at all, but even so, I'd noticed that his manner was slightly hard to read. It… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It [I'm leaving] wasn't really necessary to say, especially if you were already walking away. Almost redundant. And yet, there was a… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“It's not a switch you can just flip off", Dr. Marshall had told me once. "If you didn't love him, this never… — 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
![“I said, somewhat confused, “What’s the problem?” [Kristy] rolled her eyes. Beside her, Monica said, “Donneven.” “Kristy.” Delia shook her head. “This isn’t the time or the place, okay?” “The time or the place for what?” Caroline asked. “There is never,” Kristy said adamantly, “a time or place for…” quote by Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/sarah-dessen-110_gaze_i-said-somewhat-confused-what-s-the-prob_2326828.jpg)
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