Sarah Dessen Quotes
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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I've always noted with some awe the reading habits of the Australian public. Australians read more newspapers and magazines per head of population than almost any other country in the world.
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What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.
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I had people at Perrysburg High School in my life in Perrysburg who believed in me and told me I could do anything I wanted too, and I foolishly believed them.
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I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.
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When you're as plain as I am, you've gotta have a gimmick.
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I genuinely believe that if you want to get in the film business, get in the film business.
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Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
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The beauty of Rome is that you can wander into a pizzeria just about anywhere and get a real Italian pizza that's thankfully worlds away from the Super Supreme I used to order at Pizza Hut as a kid.
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Now, on nights that I can't sleep, I play video games alone until the morning.
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Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American.
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It's hard to live up to The Beatles. When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly.
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The stage is our pulpit, and you can use all of that energy and that music and the lights and the colors and the sound. But you know, you've got to be careful.
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Sometimes I think I disguise myself as a teacher in order to make the pictures I need to see.
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It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.
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And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.
