Sarah Dessen Quotes about Silence

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Silence is so freaking loud

Sarah Dessen

Inspirational, Silence, Loud

"Just Listen". Book by Sarah Dessen, April 6, 2006.

But I saw Blake earlier and he said he and Nate were taking off for an overnight business thing. So..." "... you're just going to jump their fence and their pool," I finished for her. Silence. Then Jamie said, "It's twenty-five degrees! In December! Do you know what this means?" "The apocalypse?

Sarah Dessen

Mean, Silence, Twenties

See for me, it’s immediate. Silence is so freaking loud.' This seemed either deep or deeply oxymoronic. I wasn’t sure which.

Sarah Dessen

Silence, Loud, Silence Is

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.147, Penguin

Once, this had been the life I’d wanted. Even chosen. Now, though, I couldn’t believe that there had been a time when this kind of monotony and silence, this most narrow of existences, had been preferable. Then again, once, I’d never known anything else.

Sarah Dessen

Believe, Silence, Kind

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.217, Penguin

The silence wasn't like the ones I'd known lately, though: it wasn't empty as much as chosen. There's a entirely different feel to quiet when you're with some-one else, and at any moment it could be broken. Like the difference between a pause and an ending.

Sarah Dessen

Differences, Broken, Silence

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.70, Penguin

But as i lay there, it only seemes like silence filling my ears. And the thing was, it was so freaking loud.

Sarah Dessen

Silence, Ears, Loud

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

and I wondered if, in the end, this is how all disputes are settled, with a shared silence as things become equal. You take something from me, I take something from you. We all want balance, one way or another.

Sarah Dessen

Silence, Balance, Want

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.240, Penguin

Really? Screaming?” He shrugged. “It wasn’t that bad. But there were definitely some freak-outs on both sides. Though, to be honest, the silence was worse.” “Worse than screaming?” I said. “Much,” he said, nodding. “I mean, at least with an argument, you know what’s happening. Or have some idea. Silence is… it could be anything. It’s just –” “So freaking loud,” I finished for him. He pointed at me. “Exactly.

Sarah Dessen

Mean, Ideas, Silence

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.161, Penguin

Sarah Dessen Quotes about Silence

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