“At times, I found myself questioning his very existence, even though I knew I had, in fact, spotted him, with my own… — 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… — 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
I sat up, sliding them off, and the quiet around me did not, for once, seem empty and vast. Instead, for the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I didnt pay attention to times or distance, instead focusing on how it felt just to be in motion, knowing it wasn't… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Times like this it did seem real I was leaving, and even more that my family, and this life, would go on… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“But there was only one truth about forever that really mattered, and that was this: it was happening. Right then, and every… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I think having a good agent is key. I've been with mine for ten years now, and she's very honest with me.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
If nothing else, now we knew where to find each other, even if only time would tell if either of us would… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
If what you're asking is how I debated whether or not to love her the answer is I didn't. Not at all.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“When I got to my own face, I found myself staring at it, so bright with dark all around it, like it… — 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
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
I was heading off to my new world. But I was taking a part of my past, and the future, along with… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Plus there’s the fact,” he went on, making it clear he didn’t need me to reply anyway, “that music is a total… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. it doesn't just catch up: it overtakes, blotting out… — 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 realized all those times I'd felt people stare at me, their faces had been pictures, abstracts. None of them were mirrors,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“I mean, when you really think about it music is a great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. It just doesnt catch up, it overtakes blotting out… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Just me and the future, finally together. Now there was a happy ending I could believe in. — 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
