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There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

Sarah Dessen
Love, Inspirational, Time
Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.349, Penguin

Life's too short to worry about the little things. Enjoy what you have today, not what you might get tomorrow

Sarah Dessen
Worry, Littles, Might

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

Sarah Dessen
Inspirational, Inspiring, Should
"Keeping the Moon". Book by Sarah Dessen, 1999.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

Sarah Dessen
Hurt, Answers, Sometimes
Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.53, Penguin

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.

Sarah Dessen
Life, People, Choices

The truth about forever is that it is happening right now.

Sarah Dessen
Forever, Truth About Forever, Right Now
"The Truth About Forever". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2004.

Nothing happens for ages, and then all the changes come at once.

Sarah Dessen
Age, Happens, Things Happen
Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.110, Penguin

What you have to decide... is how you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you'd want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So dont be afraid. Be alive.

Sarah Dessen
Enjoy Life, Forever, Alive
Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.125, Penguin UK

Let's just start and see what happens.

Sarah Dessen
Happens
Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.137, Penguin

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

Sarah Dessen
Fall, Raindrops, Ponds

Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine.

Sarah Dessen
Self Esteem, Believe, Stronger
Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.88, Penguin

You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.

Sarah Dessen
Giving, Willing
Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.155, Penguin

Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.

Sarah Dessen
Friendship, Optimistic, My Best Friend
"Someone Like You". Book by Sarah Dessen, 1998.

Your past is always your past. Even if you forget it, it remembers you.

Sarah Dessen
Past, Remember You, Remembers You
Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.208, Penguin

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

Sarah Dessen
Inspirational, Life, Strength
Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.327, Penguin

It's funny how someone's perception of you can be formed without you even knowing it.

Sarah Dessen
Knowing, Perception, Without You
Sarah Dessen (2004). “Dreamland”, p.240, Penguin

No matter how much time has passed, these things still affect us and the world we live in. If you don't pay attention to the past, you'll never understand the future. It's all linked together.

Sarah Dessen
Past, Together, World
Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.338, Penguin

Everything, in the end, comes down to timing. One second, one minute, one hour could make all the difference.

Sarah Dessen
Differences, Timing, Hours
Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.221, Penguin

Don't think or judge, just listen.

Sarah Dessen
Inspirational, Thinking, Judging
Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.165, Penguin

You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.

Sarah Dessen
Perfect, Sometimes, Moments
Sarah Dessen (2006). “Just Listen: A Novel”, Viking Childrens Books

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

Sarah Dessen
Inspirational, Motivational, Heart

Too many locks, not enough keys.

Sarah Dessen
Life, Keys, Locks

Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it.

Sarah Dessen
Life, Falling In Love, Heart

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

Sarah Dessen
Love, Keys, Order
"This Lullaby". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2002.

It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.

Sarah Dessen
Needed
"What Happened To Goodbye". Book by Sarah Dessen, May 10, 2011.

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