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Sarah Dessen Quotes - Page 29

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If what you're asking is how I debated whether or not to love her the answer is I didn't. Not at all. It just happened. I didn't ever question it; by the time I realized what was happening, it was already done.

If what you're asking is how I debated whether or not to love her the answer is I didn't. Not at all. It just happened. I didn't ever question it; by the time I realized what was happening, it was already done.

Asking, Done, Answers

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.172, Penguin

He was looking at me, jsut as I'd thought he would be, but like Bert's, his light was not what I expected. No pity, no sadness: nothing had changed. I realized all the times I'd felt people stare at me, their faces had been pictures, abstracts. None of them were mirrors, able to reflect back the expression I thought one I wore, the feelings only I felt.

Sadness, Mirrors, Light

I hoped this was true. Even if it wasn‟t, all I could do was hand over what I could, with the hope of something in return. But of course, this was easier said than done.

Hands, Done, Return

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.249, Penguin

Just me and the future, finally together. Now there was a happy ending I could believe in.

Believe, Together, Happy Endings

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.22, Penguin

No one could tell you: you just had to go through it on your own. If you were lucky, you came out on the other side and understood. If you didn't, you kept getting thrust back, retracing those steps, until you finally got it right.

Lucky, Sides, Steps

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.259, Penguin

A thump thump thump noise that was so unfamiliar, and yet I couldn't quite place it. But I knew it. It was - "Mmm-hmmm," Monica murmured, just as Wes came view into the path. He was running, his pace quick and steady. He was in shorts, his shirt off, staring ahead as he passed. His back was tan and gleaming with sweat.

Running, Views, Hands

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

The point,' Ms. Conyers continued, "is that no word had one specific definition. Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life.

Real, Real Life, Definitions

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.47, Penguin

We both know the limits of this relationship. It's understood. And as long as we're both comfortablewith that, nobody gets hurt. It's basic.

Hurt, Long, Limits

"Lock and Key". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2008.

Conciseness is underrated

Underrated

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.189, Penguin

You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take. The night before, I'd offered up my hand. Now, if I held on, there was no telling what it was possible to recieve in return.

Night, Hands, Giving

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

And the rest is history,' I said. Nah.' He shook his head. 'The rest is now.

Said

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.113, Penguin

Wes wants to be with Macy. And Macy, whether she'll admit it or not, wants to be with Wes. And yet they're not together, which is not only unjust, but when you think about it, tragical!

Thinking, Together, Unjust

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.253, Penguin

Like a word on a page that you’ve printed and read a million times, that suddenly looks strange or wrong, foreign. And you feel scared for a second, like you’ve lost something, even if you’re not sure what it is.

Life, Looks, Pages

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

What you need, what you deserve, is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize. you know?

Guy, Needs, What You Deserve

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.97, Penguin

As Isabel acted out her date, both of them laughing, I stayed in the kitchen, out of sight, and pretended she was telling me, too. And that, for once, I was part of this hidden language of laughter and silliness and girls that was, somehow, friendship.

Girl, Laughter, Sight

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.71, Penguin

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 on a page: this leads to this leads to this.

Long, Labels, Pages

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.9, Penguin

call it chicken salad

Salad, Chickens

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.127, Penguin

I'd been through so much, falling short again and again, and only recently had found a place where who I was, right now, was enough.

Fall, Enough, Found

It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud. "Get it right.

Loud, Said, Not Sure

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.100, Penguin

It was great. Freedom even the imagined kind always is.

Kind, Great Freedom

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.331, Penguin

When someone starts to change, and it’s obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right?

Wonder, Natural, Obvious

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.180, Penguin

How ballsy it was to just assume you know, with one glance, the things another person could live without. As if it was the same for everyone, that simple.

Simple, Assuming, Glances

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.16, Penguin

It's only advice. Ignore it if you want.

Advice, Want, Ifs

I had to wonder whether it was possible that this wasn’t already decided for me, and if maybe, just maybe, this was my one last chance to try and prove it. There was no way to know. There never is. But I reached out and took it anyway.

Trying, Way, Lasts

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.151, Penguin

Shoulda, coulda, woulda. It's so easy in the past tense.

Life, Past, Easy

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.19, Penguin

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