Sarah Dessen

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

— Sarah Dessen

“if i were a book i would be so open”

— Sarah Dessen

Harder to get in than out, like so little else.

— Sarah Dessen

“At times, I found myself questioning his very existence, even though I knew I had, in fact, spotted him, with my own…

— Sarah Dessen

You don't have to say it out loud. I already know why you like me.' 'You do, huh?' 'Yep.' He wrapped his…

— Sarah Dessen

No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order…

— Sarah Dessen

When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well.

— Sarah Dessen

the truth about forever is that it is happening right now

— Sarah Dessen

I jammed my hand in my jacket pocket, bracing myself fo the next hit, and fel something. Something grainy and samll, sticking…

— Sarah Dessen

I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be…

— Sarah Dessen

“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…

— Sarah Dessen

This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe…

— Sarah Dessen

call it chicken salad

— Sarah Dessen

“For me, however, it was a mix of the two, this constant push and pull. I loved it here. But I'd been…

— Sarah Dessen

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

— Sarah Dessen

I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myself he didn't.

— Sarah Dessen

I'd been running for years: there was nothing scarier, to me, than to just be still with someone. And yet, there on…

— Sarah Dessen

Please. She sighed. 'Can't a girl have high standards? I don't want an ordinary boy.

— Sarah Dessen

I am not breaking my rules,' I snapped, hating that I'd ended up on the advice-recieving end of things, jumping from Dear…

— Sarah Dessen

“On my way to the living room, where my family was gathered, I stopped to look at the photo in the foyer.…

— Sarah Dessen

“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

“This is a 911? You know you only text that when someone is dead or dying. You scared the crap out of me.”

— Sarah Dessen

We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food…

— Sarah Dessen

And always remember how much your crazy sister loves you.

— Sarah Dessen

“What did it take to claim a person, really? One perfect night? A few weeks of phone calls, hundreds of texts, all…

— Sarah Dessen