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Sarah Dessen Quotes - Page 21

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I would miss Colby, but it wasn't going anywhere. All the more reason why I should.

I would miss Colby, but it wasn't going anywhere. All the more reason why I should.

Missing, Fresh Start, Reason Why

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.228, Penguin

We were willing to do so much for the people we loved, even if it meant hurting ourselves. Maybe that, in the end, was what love- all kinds- was really about.

Hurt, People, Kind

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.237, Penguin UK

Say what you will, but you’re never prepared for the surprise attack.

Surprise, Surprise Attacks, Prepared

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.20, Penguin

He just stood there, looking at me, as if I had actually changed before his eyes. But this was the girl I'd been all along. I'd just hidden her well.

Girl, Eye, Boys

"This Lullaby". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2002.

Then what are you like, Annabel?" he shot back. "A liar, like you told me that first day? Come on. That was the biggest lie of all.

Liars, Lying, Firsts

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.347, Penguin

With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's there. Better late than never.

Details, Matter, Better Late Than Never

I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn't always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you best can be risker, because the words they say and things they think have the potential to be not only scary but true, as well.

Thinking, People, Scary

"Just Listen". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2006.

And trying to break it down this way, to minor and major offenses, maybes and what-ifs, was like arguing over the origin of cracks in a broken egg. It was done. How it happened didn't matter anymore.

Eggs, Broken, Trying

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.93, Penguin

When you've never gotten love from someone, you don't know what it might look like if it ever does appear. You look for it in everything: any bright light overhead could be a star.

Stars, Light, Doe

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.189, Penguin

And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling into place.

Fall, Together, Pieces

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.336, Penguin

So I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride.

Crazy, Trying, Relax

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.227, Penguin

How weird that must be, to stay the same as everyone else changes.

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.185, Penguin

I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran on TV, featuring some dragged-out woman with a limp perm and big, painted-on circles under her eyes, downing vodka and sobbing uncontrollably. "We can't heal you at Evergreen", the very somber voiceover said. "But we can help you to heal yourself." It had become our own running joke, applicable to almost anything. "Hey Cass, "I'd say, "hand me that toothpaste." "Caitlin," she'd say, her voice dark and serious. "I can't hand you the toothpaste. But I CAN help you hand the toothpaste to yourself.

Running, Fun, Stupid

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Dreamland”, p.222, Penguin

You're wrong," I told her. "I lost that faith a long time ago." She looked at me as I said this, an expression of quiet understanding on her face. "Maybe you didn't, though," she said softly. "Lose it, I mean." "Lissa." "No, just hear me out." She looked out at the road for a second, then back at me. "Maybe, you just misplaced it, you know? It's been there. But you just haven't been looking in the right spot. Because lost means forever, it's gone. But misplaced... that means it's still around, somewhere. Just not where you thought.

Mean, Expression, Long

As I stepped out to face myself in the mirror, reaching a hand to smooth away the steam, I saw myself differently. It was as if I had grown again as I slept, but this time just to fit my own size. As if my soul had expanded, filling out the gaps of the height that had burdened me all these months. Like a balloon filling slowly with air, becoming all smooth and buoyant, I felt like I finally fit within myself, edge to edge, every crevice filled.

Mirrors, Air, Hands

Sarah Dessen (2004). “That Summer”, p.171, Penguin

So he didn't have to prove how he felt about me. Like so much else, I should just know.

Should, Prove, Knows

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.30, Penguin

If you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's enough - more than enough, even - just to be there.

Rushing, Moments, Enough

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.267, Penguin

Why don't you ever wait a second and see what I'm planning, or thinking, before you burst in with your opinions and ideas? You never even give me a chance.

Thinking, Ideas, Giving

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Someone Like You”, p.165, Penguin

The true story...is the realization that no time in your life is ever perfect, that even the best memories have cracks you might not see.

Memories, Perfect, Cracks

Not everything's perfect, especially in the beginning. And its all right to have a little bit of regret every once in a while. It's when you feel it all the time and can't do anything about it... that's when you get into trouble

Regret, Perfect, Littles

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.114, Penguin

But as was so often the case, it was the one person missing who you thought about more than the ones who were right in front of you.

Missing, Cases, Persons

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.49, Penguin

Only a real asshole takes liberties with someone else's car stereo. That's serious.

Real, Car, Liberty

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.148, Penguin

Why does she have wings?' So she can fly.

Wings, Doe

It was such a weird thing how a breakup stretched much wider than you expected. You didn't just lose a person, but their entire world as well.

Breakup, World, Weird Things

Sarah Dessen (2013). “The Moon and More”, p.152, Penguin

She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you would never know.

Hurt, Games, Next

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.320, Penguin

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