Matter Quotes by Sarah Dessen

In the end, though, maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

— Sarah Dessen

It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are.

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It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how you tried, the seams never fit exactly…

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but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I…

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I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.

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The health of the people I love is all that really matters in this world. Period.

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It doesn't matter, anyway, why you like me. Just that you do.

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You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try

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It was like reaching for someone's hand, then missing their fingers, or even their arm, and hitting their shoulder instead. But no…

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A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different…

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The further you go, the more you have to be proud of. At the same time, in order to come a long…

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This was always the problem with my mother and me, I suddenly realized. There were so many things we thought we agreed…

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No matter how much time has passed, these things still affect us and the world we live in. If you don't pay…

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With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's…

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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…

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And trying to break it down this way, to minor and major offenses, maybes and what-ifs, was like arguing over the origin…

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I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left to study, or sleep, or just breathe. I…

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You don't have to say it out loud. I already know why you like me.' 'You do, huh?' 'Yep.' He wrapped his…

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You know, when you think about it, that’s kind of a weird thing. I mean it’s meant to be sympathetic, right? But…

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So," she went on, "it got me thinking about what cost beauty. Or for that matter, what cost anything? Would you trade…

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Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can…

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Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can…

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The mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.If you take…

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I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her…

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You knew the truth all along, Colie. That's all matters. You knew.

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The mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.

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As if it didnt matter what was on, but instead how hard i was listening.

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With total strangers, it had always been my policy to expect the worst. Usually they-and those that you knew best, for that…

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I think the most important thing is just to write. It sounds so simple, but sometimes it's not. You can get so…

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But in the real world, you couldnt really just split a family down the middle, mom on one side, dad the other,…

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There was no way to take the story back, folding it neatly into the place I'd kept it all this time. No…

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