Sarah Dessen Quotes
We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone.
Sarah Dessen
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In our culture, the shame about accidental pregnancy is inextricable from the shame about having had sex. That disapproval of sex is one reason our record with contraception is so poor. If you're not supposed to be sexual, you don't plan for sex. You cross your fingers and hope for the best.
Katha Pollitt
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How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.
Karl Kraus
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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
Barbara Boxer
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The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
Candace Kita
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
Oliver Sim
The xx
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The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.
Pat Conroy
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I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.
Samm Levine
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Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.
Chuck Berry
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There are two ways to dislike poetry: One is to dislike it; the other is to read Pope.
Oscar Wilde
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There can be a lot of mind games going on between the players. When you're about to serve, people will try to throw you off your rhythm by taking a walk. If you're tired, you can't show that at all to an opponent.
Rajiv Ouseph
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When I look back at what I've written and try to explain it, it doesn't help, but it helps to be in a process of writing. It's the same thing with reading - you lose yourself when you read as well. When I was younger I used literature that way, it was just escapism, a tool to run away from things.
Karl Ove Knausgard
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We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone.
Sarah Dessen
