Sarah Dessen Quotes
I hated high school. I was not the greatest student, participated in no activities, and spent most of my time hanging out in my parking lot.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
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Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
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Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
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What ObamaCare did was take some of the things we did for the poor and expanded the government to basically the whole marketplace.
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
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Kochi, formerly called Cochin, is a former European settlement with a large Christian population and a seafaring heritage. It is a town of enormous charm that reminds some visitors of the Caribbean more than India.
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I've been a jealous person myself. I've been distrustful, convinced that somebody's having an affair with somebody else. If you believe it in your head, everything looks like a lie. When you're looking for it, you always see it - even the change of expression in their face.
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Sometimes I lose a whole morning waiting on journalists and other people who look for me. But I always find some time for reading, talking to my friends and feeling what is happening in this world.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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The sources and research I use for my inspiration aren't your typical sci-fi subjects, but it's really driven by obsession and personal anxiety more than trying to take up the sword and do what's right.
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We all fall in love with someone for the person they are - not because of their race, their hair, or any of the frivolous things that go away in time.
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At nine years old, I was presented an opportunity to move to Toronto to train for pairs dancing. As soon as I heard that that's what it entailed, I was out of there. It's like a past life. I hung up my skates and never looked back.
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If you're a beach person or a golfer, Key West is not for you. Most of the sand has been imported, and the water is shallow until you've waded far out, and all the way the sea floor is covered with yucky algae and sea grass.
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Cleveland gets crapped on a lot.
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The opposite of pragmatism is not idealism. It’s wishful thinking.
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District of Columbia welfare. The welfare work of the District of Columbia is administered by several different boards dealing with charities and various correctional efforts. It would be an improvement if this work were consolidated and placed under the direction of a single commission.
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My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.
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The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.
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I've had horror movies thrown at me and I just don't want to do any because violence isn't really good for society.
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I hated high school. I was not the greatest student, participated in no activities, and spent most of my time hanging out in my parking lot.
