Sarah Dessen Quotes
Morning would come before we knew it. It always did. But we still had the night, and for now, we were together, so I just closed my eyes and drank it all in.
Quotes to Explore
-
The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
-
I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
-
You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
-
I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.
-
The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
-
Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
-
No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
-
I love theater. I love the idea that you can transform, become somebody else, and look at life with a completely new perspective. I love the idea that people will sit in one room for a couple of hours and listen.
-
I do not favor the gag order.
-
I have to clean my room and unload the dishwasher, wash the pans, and feed the dogs.
-
Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
-
My parents would always tell you that I was the crazy princess growing up. I was a drama queen.
-
I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
-
Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes.
-
When the Stranger says: 'What is the meaning of this city ? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?' What will you answer? 'We all dwell together To make money from each other'? or 'This is a community'?
-
I've never really thought of myself as depressed so much as I am paralyzed by hope.
-
I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?
-
My work is always very geometric.
-
The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.
-
You learn a lot about a person when you work together.
-
In retrospect, I have come to recognise just how astounding my mother was during our childhood. She kept a woodwork shop and made beautiful furniture, as well as raising the pair of us in a society dominated by men. There really is nothing like war to reveal the power of patriarchy, but she always retained her independence.
-
I ask the question all the time of people that are on the anti-gun side. And I say, OK, if you're in a situation like the tragedy and the murderous rage in San Bernardino and you're in a room like that, would you want somebody that knew how to use a firearm and had one with them, or if somebody breaks into your house, what are you going to do if they are armed and you are not? And there's not a good answer. There's no good answer except you're a sitting duck for the most part if you're not armed.
-
Morning would come before we knew it. It always did. But we still had the night, and for now, we were together, so I just closed my eyes and drank it all in.
