Sarah Dessen Quotes
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Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent.
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I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
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Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.
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Hope is not a matter of age.
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I am not sad, but I am melancholic. When you lose your mother at 20 and then your father soon after, melancholia is part of your life.
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I'm not sure how to describe my style. A lot of my work is dark and looks a bit sad, which is strange because I'm such a smiley, over-the-top positive guy who wears gold shoes most days.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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Illegal immigration can never be completely stopped, no matter how high the wall or how many patrol agents you have watching it.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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The Junction Point journey is over. To all those who've asked, or want to ask, I'm sad but excited for the future.
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Touring is really a pretty lonely business.
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Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
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When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as much as I did. But after learning a few songs of other people's to play on the guitar, I got bored with that and just started writing songs on my own, and that's kinda how it came about.
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I love Memphis, I guess you could say, in the way that you love a brother even if he does sometimes puzzle and sadden and frustrate you. Say what you want about it, it's an authentic place. I was born and raised in Memphis, and no matter where I go, Memphis belongs to me, and I to it.
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When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near.
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Being blonde, for me, means never having to say: 'I'll have the honey-striped half-head of highlights for £200,' to a bored colourist in a Mayfair salon, which is much more satisfying, not to mention cheap.
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Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.
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And when I get bored, it's like the worst parts of me come out. I really veer to self-destructive tendencies quickly.
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What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done?
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What matter is the information, not what you think about it.
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Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject.
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I have a problem with the term 'leading man.' It's so limiting; it involves not upsetting anyone. Obviously, we have anti-heroes now, but if we're talking about the two tropes - character actor and leading man - I would so rather be a character actor. That's why I have a career.
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I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.
