All Sarah Dessen Quotes
- It hadn't even occured to me that somebody would believe mine. Believe
- But those words were only the middle of the story. There was a beginning here, too. Beginning
- I just do the best I can under the circumstances. Best
- Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another. Face
- The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with the tightest of… Better
- There was only so much space between us, not even a real distance if measured in miles or feet or even inches, all the things… All
- And so, while the rest of the world went on unaware, drinking their coffee, reading the sports page, and picking up their dry cleaning, I… All
- Don't give me no rotten tomato, 'cause all I ever wanted was your sweet potato. All
- Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him. Care
- That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we… Always Fell
- The way I see it," she continued, "is that some things are just meant to be the way they are. Continued
- The silence wasn't like the ones I'd known lately, though: it wasn't empty as much as chosen. There's a entirely different feel to quiet when… Any
- I'd chosen instead to just change my route, go miles out of the way, as if avoiding it would make it go away once and… All
- It's nice to have options even if you can't take them. Funny
- So you should remember that, when you're thinking about what other people can deal with. Maybe it's not so bad. Bad
- The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever. Affect
- So," he said as we turned onto the main road, the muffler rattling, "I've been thinking." "Yeah?" He nodded. "You really need to go out… Asked
- All I'd wanted for so long was for someone to explain everything that had happened to me in this same way. To label it neatly… All
- It was becoming clear to me that I shouldn't bother to get too attached to anything. Turn your back and you lose it. Just like… Attached
- None of it meant anything, and all of it was important. All
- This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud. I should have been with him; she should have left him alone.… Alone
- Like life isn't complicated enough. You should at least be able to follow the signs. Able
- The thing about Wes," Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, "is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't… Broken
- No," I snapped. "I mean, no. I'm answering. I'm just collecting my response." Another few seconds passed. Is there a time limit for this?" he… Answering
- There was no way to take the story back, folding it neatly into the place I'd kept it all this time. No matter what else… All