Sarah Dessen Quotes
It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left.
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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I am not stupid - I'm not young, and I'm not beautiful.
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The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I've met Bob Dylan. We did one of those non-handshake handshakes. I was with all guys, and he shook hands with all of them, and then they said, 'And this is Kate,' and I put my hand out, and he didn't put his out. And then I took my hand away, and he put his out. It was one of those. We finally did shake. And then I fainted!
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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
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I just always want to play people. I don't want it to be necessarily that you relate to the character as female or male, but that you relate to them as a person. That's the driving force.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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I don't do the super-clean-living L.A. thing.
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A 'Friends' shoot night could extend well into the small hours of the morning.
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When I walk outside, people have something to say about it.
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If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
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I believe I've accomplished my goals of trying to get better every year, and a little bit of that, a little bit of luck, a little bit of everything just falls in place, and you end up on top.
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There's something healing about tears.
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My go-to karaoke? 'Alone' by Celine Dion.
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I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.
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Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.
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For the most part this is a place to find down-to-earth advice on everyday cooking, eating, food shopping, cooking equipment, and nice things to put on your table.
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Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.
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There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.
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It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.
