Sarah Dessen Quotes
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I told you, everyone understands a quest.
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So," she went on, "it got me thinking about what cost beauty. Or for that matter, what cost anything? Would you trade love for beauty? Or happiness for beauty? Could a gorgeous person with a mean streak be a worthy trade? And if you did make the trade, decide you'd take that beautiful swan and hope it wouldn't turn on you, what would you do if it did?
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No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater.
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The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever.
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You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.
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Life's too short to worry about the little things. Enjoy what you have today, not what you might get tomorrow
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Apologies come in all shapes and sizes. You can give diamonds, candy, flowers, or just your deepest heartfelt sentiment.
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If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.
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And don't change for a guy, ever," Leah added. "If they're worthy, they'll like you just the way you are.
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Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to take another shot.
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There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.
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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.
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Morris was not the type to offer a hug or even hold your hand. But there was something in his quiet indignation at the universe then--and Luke, now--that was just the kind of comfort I needed. "I'm such a mess," I said. "We're almost off the island and I didn't even ask you where you were going." He shrugged. "No place. Wherever you are.
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Right now, though, I wanted not to think forward or backward, but only to lose myself in the words.
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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.
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I thought again how you could never really know what you were seeing with just a glance, in motion, passing by. Good or bad, right or wrong. There was always so much more.
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It wasn't like I was some expert on the meaning of being supportive. Was it being loyal even against your better judgement? Or, like Olivia, was it making your displeasure known from the start, even when someone didn't want to hear it?
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You bought me some forks. And knives. And spoons. Because you love me!
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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.
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I've given lots of people chances. But there's only so much faith you can have in people.
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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.
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That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person.
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This is personal, she'd said. Real. This moment was too, even if you couldn't see it at first glance. It was fake on the outside, but so true within. You only had to look, really look to tell.
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Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?