I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I walked over, my eyes scanning Luna Blu, my house, and Dave's. But it was the building behind them, that empty hotel,… — 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
A thump thump thump noise that was so unfamiliar, and yet I couldn't quite place it. But I knew it. It was---"Mmm-hmmm,"… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Listen,"Kristy said," the truth is,nothing is guranteed. You know better than anybody." She looked at me hard,making sure I knew what she… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are. — 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
Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and get it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Now, see," Wes said, nodding at my plate, "this is going to blow your mind." I looked at him. "It's a waffle,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It's gonna be okay," I said. It was the first time in a long time that I believed it. "It will. — 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
I hadn't said goodbye. It had been easier, like always, to just disappear, sparing myself the messy details of another farewell. Now,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?" I took a step toward him,… — 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
She said writting novels was like childbirth: if you truly remembered how awful it got, you'd never do it again. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Let me guess,” Eli said, his voice that low, even timbre, as always. “Drinking from kegs also falls under outdoor activity.” I… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran on TV,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Maybe" she said. "I just wish we'd have a little mishap.It would be reassuring — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns."… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I paused, only just now realizing that the subject was hitting a little close to home. "You know, getting hurt. Putting herself… — 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
The thing about Wes," Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, "is that he thinks he can fix anything. And… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Well," Isaid finally, knowing he was waiting, “you make me laugh.” He nodded. “And?” “You're pretty good-looking." ""Pretty good-looking? I called you… — 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
