Sarah Dessen Quotes about Dad

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But in the real world, you couldnt really just split a family down the middle, mom on one side, dad the other, with the child equally divided between. It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how

But in the real world, you couldnt really just split a family down the middle, mom on one side, dad the other, with the child equally divided between. It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how you tried, the seams never fit exactly right again. It was what you couldn't see, those tiniest of pieces, that were lost in the severing, and their absence kept everything from being complete.

Sarah Dessen

Relationship, Mom, Dad

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

The first thing I did when I got inside was turn on the kitchen light. Then I moved to the table, putting my dad's iPod on the speaker dock, and a Bob Dylan song came on, the notes familiar. I went into the living room, hitting the switch there, then down the hallway to my room, where I did the same. It was amazing what a little noise and brightness could do to a house and a life, how much the smallest bit of each could change everything. After all these years of just passing through, I was beginning to finally feel at home.

Sarah Dessen

Song, Dad, Home

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

Eventually, it wasn't even your dad I wanted, just anybody. Anybody at all.

Sarah Dessen

Dad, Your Dad, Wanted

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.16, Penguin

Like so many before them, they didn't care that my dad was only the messenger. They still wanted to shoot him.

Sarah Dessen

Dad, Care, Messengers

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.36, Penguin

And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.

Sarah Dessen

Dad, Firsts, Steps

Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.255, Penguin UK

Hey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied

Sarah Dessen

Basketball, Dad, Past

Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it was why she'd pretty much talked nonstop since I'd approached her and asked for a ride. I'd barely had time to explain the situation before she had launched into a dozen stories to illustrate the point that Things Happened But People Were Okay in the End.

Sarah Dessen

Dad, People, Stories

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.59, Penguin

My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books, where reading was encouraged if not required.

Sarah Dessen

Mother, Dad, Book

"Author Interview: Sarah Dessen on Just Listen". Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith, cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. December 12, 2006.