We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food… — 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
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
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
So," he said as we turned onto the main road, the muffler rattling, "I've been thinking." "Yeah?" He nodded. "You really need… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
You know," I told him,"if you don't know how to eat a cupcake, that's nothing to be ashamed of." Now he did… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
So you're always honest," I said. "Aren't you?" "No," I told him. "I'm not." "Well, that's good to know, I guess." "I'm… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
He just stood there, looking at me, as if I had actually changed before his eyes. But this was the girl I'd… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
That's what this has been all about for you, correct? Make it clear. That you and me--it was nothing more that you'll… — 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
