Sarah Dessen Quotes
It was as familiar to me as a song I'd been hearing my whole life, covered by various people but the basic tune the same.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.
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I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.
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I do everything in a straightforward manner.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me – but the process of actually crafting it is essential.
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It is a strange world, Oxford - quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time.
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I am convinced that when the history of international law comes to be written centuries hence, it will be divided into two periods: the first being from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century, and the second beginning with the Hague Conference.
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Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that thought-out. I feel like the way I write is pretty simple, in some ways, because I'm trying to connect. I want a lot of people to hear it, and be moved in some way.
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What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn't come every day.
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I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
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God answers prayer on the ground of Redemption and on no other ground.
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It was as familiar to me as a song I'd been hearing my whole life, covered by various people but the basic tune the same.
