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
Just because we don’t see eye to eye on everything doesn’t mean we can’t be close. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
No," I snapped. "I mean, no. I'm answering. I'm just collecting my response." Another few seconds passed. Is there a time limit… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
As for me, I was just trying to get it right, whatever that means. But now I finally felt I was on… — 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
I just can't ever be a free spirit and just relax. When it comes to work, this is good. I'm very disciplined,… — 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
How fast were you?" Wes asked me. I said, "Not that fast." "You mean you couldn't... fly?" he said, smiling at me. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the idea of anomynity and familiarity. And sunglasses, you know, are so indicatitve of that. I mean, they're… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It's a lie. It's just something that people… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You need demarcation." "Demarcation?" I asked. "It means a clear separation between two things," he told me. "A solid end before a… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Maybe, you just misplaced it, you know? It's been there. But you just haven't been looking in the right spot. Because lost… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding... that's where things get sticky. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Next thing you know she'll be on the bus and selling T-shirts in the parking lot, showing off her boobs to get… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You just looked..." she said, searching for the word, "taken, you know? Plus you hardly reacted to Wes. I mean, you did… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Really? Screaming?” He shrugged. “It wasn’t that bad. But there were definitely some freak-outs on both sides. Though, to be honest, the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You're wrong," I told her. "I lost that faith a long time ago." She looked at me as I said this, an… — 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
