Writer Quotes by Sarah Dessen

My books are so tame!

— Sarah Dessen

“Life seemed so much more manageable when you could write it down neatly on paper.”

— Sarah Dessen

Each time, I think I'm never going to write another book. It never gets easier.

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I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

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Some writers pick a topic and write around that, but I like to include it all.

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I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were.

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It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be…

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Writing a novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.

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I can't sit and twiddle my thumbs. I have to start writing even if it's miserable some days.

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Once I’m done with a book, I’m done! I’m just not a sequel kind of girl. By the time I’ve finished a…

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I used to worry I was entirely uninteresting, but the truth is I think if my life was more exciting I'd never…

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I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.

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I never really know what I'm going to write next until it comes to me. So we'll just have to see what…

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I think when you're a beginning author with any publishing company, there's only so much they can put behind you.

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I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something…

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I think my biggest problem, though, at least in drafts, is not repeating myself. After eight books I get worried that a…

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I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the…

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Maybe other writers have perfect first drafts, but I am not one of them. I always try to get the book as…

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I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor…

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I think having a good agent is key. I've been with mine for ten years now, and she's very honest with me.…

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“Most people put off my mother's erratic behavior to the fact that she was a writer, as if that just explained everything.…

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I think I'm way too much of a control freak to co-author anything with anyone. I have a hard enough time writing…

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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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Usually when I finish the draft of a book, I'm sure I'll never write another one. I'm just that tired and sick…

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I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant,…

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She said writting novels was like childbirth: if you truly remembered how awful it got, you'd never do it again.

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I think readers are just looking for things that maybe they recognize or can relate to in the books.

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Every book teaches me something about my process, and they are all challenging in one way or another.

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If I had to pick, I'd say my favorite book is 'A Prayer For Owen Meany', by John Irving.

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My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even…

— Sarah Dessen

My first signing was at my hometown independent bookstore and everyone in the world came. It was so nice. My family was…

— Sarah Dessen