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Sarah Dessen Quotes - Page 9

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There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.274, Penguin

So much had happened that morning. Yet it was this image, this moment, that i kept going back to hours later, after we'd made it safely to the walkway and gone our separate ways to classes. How it felt to have the world moving beneath me, a hand gripping mine, knowing if i fell, at least i wouldn't do it alone.

Morning, Moving, Hands

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.136, Penguin

Sorry!' Dave's friend yelled when he saw me. 'That was my-' But i wasn't listening as,instead,i took every bit of the anger and stress of the last few minutes and days put it behind the ball, throwing it overhead at the basket as hard as i could. It went flying, hitting the backboard and banging through the netless hoop at full speed before shooting back out and nailing Dave Wade squarely on the forehead. And just like that, he was down.

Inspirational, Basketball, Sorry

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.67, Penguin

You asked me to go out with you. I know you probably changed your mind. But you should know, the answer was yes. It's always been yes when it comes to you.

Mind, Answers, Should

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.198, Penguin

I mean, it's impossible to fake anything if you've already seen the other person in a way they'd never choose for you to. You can't go back from that.

Mean, Fake, Way

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.184, Penguin

It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.

Struggle, Fighting, Earning

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.211, Penguin

Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship.

Two, Jail, Needs

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.124, Penguin

When you can't save yourself or your heart, it helps to be able to save face.

Heart, Able, Faces

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.83, Penguin

Let me guess,” Eli said, his voice that low, even timbre, as always. “Drinking from kegs also falls under outdoor activity.” I just looked at him, standing there in jeans and the same blue hoodie he’d had on the first time I met him. Maybe it was the embarrassment, which had been bad enough before I had an audience, but I was instantly annoyed. I said, “Are we outside?” He glanced round, as if needing to confirm this. “Nope.” “Then no.” I turned my attention back to the keg.

Drinking, Fall, Blue

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.88, Penguin

I mean, to me, freaking out is different. More of a running away, not telling anyone what's wrong, slowly simmering until you burst kind of thing.

Running, Mean, Different

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.362, Penguin

Because maybe, the best of times were yet to come. You never knew.

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.266, Penguin

I hoped that Grace would be a little bit of the best of all of us: Scarlett's spirit, and my mother's strength, Marion's determination, and Michael's sly humor. I wasn't sure what I could give, not just yet. But I would know when I told her about the comet, years from now, I would know. And I would lean close to her ear, saying the words no one else could hear, explaining it all. The language of solace and comets, and the girls we all become, in the end.

Girl, Mother, Determination

Sarah Dessen (2003). “How to Deal”, Puffin

The only thing I can't stand more than seeing something done wrong is seeing it done slowly.

Done, Seeing, I Can

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.17, Penguin

Growing up means :propelling yourself forward into whatever lies ahead, one turn of the wheel at a time.

Growing Up, Lying, Mean

But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.

Choices, Suggestions, World

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.45, Penguin

I'm really interested in the idea of anomynity and familiarity. And sunglasses, you know, are so indicatitve of that. I mean, they're worn by some people to hide themselves. But they're also a fashion statement, meant to be noticed. So there's a dichotomy there.

Fashion, Mean, Ideas

Then I'd crawl back into bed, smelling her all around me, and tell myself that next time, I would lock that window. But I never did.

Bed, Locks, Next

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.40, Penguin

There were endless ways to spend your days, I knew that, none of them right or wrong. But given the chance for a real do-over, another way around, who would say no?

Real, Way, Chance

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

You’re always a kid around your parents… Unless they’re acting like children. Then you don’t get the chance.

Children, Kids, Parent

I knew that it wouldn’t last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.

Perfect, Lasts, Moments

Sarah Dessen (2004). “That Summer”, p.182, Penguin

Looking at her, I thought again how beautiful she was - even in jeans and a T-shirt, no makeup, she was breathtaking. So much so that it was hard to believe she could ever have looked at herself and seen anything else.

Beautiful, Believe, Makeup

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.201, Penguin

It’s funny how one summer can change everything.

Summer

Sarah Dessen (2004). “That Summer”, p.1, Penguin

The end of a wedding reception is always so depressing. And only the bride and groom are spared, jetting off into the sunset while the rest of us wake up the next morning to just another day.

Depressing, Morning, Sunset

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.55, Penguin

I would have thought this would make me feel better.. getting to be the one to leave and not the one left behind. But it didn't. Not at all.

Feel Better, Left Behind, Feels

Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.279, Penguin UK

In midair, dangling lost above the world.

World, Lost

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Someone Like You”, p.94, Penguin

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