Sarah Dessen Quotes
I remembered Owen telling me how music had saved him in Phoenix, that it drowned everything out, and it was the same for me now. As long as I had something to listen to, I could blur the things I didn't want to think about, if not block them out completely.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti.
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When I was younger and first started watching MTV I loved watching TRL. I loved watching my favorite singers/bands perform.
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The best thing about Mick Jagger is how uncalculating he is. He does what he wants to do and it feels right. He's not a dancer - neither am I.
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Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.
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It gets harder and harder to make sure your public understands you're a sensitive human being, but I am sensitive. I don't like to be hurt.
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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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Since Baby’s birth, she had learned that the first few months of motherhood were about fatigue and leakiness.
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It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
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Women could never beat men physically. So we have to be stronger in other ways.
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I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.
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The effect of music on fashion has been immense, especially hip-hop and urban music.
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Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.
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There's never been a 'girl wonder' mythology.
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My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.
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At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I'm not so sure for very long. The computer is radicalizing the way we think about our world.
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We worked very hard on that untitled record to do something different and that we were proud of and to try a bunch of different ideas. It was like this gigantic musical laboratory that we were going to every day. I love that record, I think that's one of the high watermarks of us as a band.
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I remembered Owen telling me how music had saved him in Phoenix, that it drowned everything out, and it was the same for me now. As long as I had something to listen to, I could blur the things I didn't want to think about, if not block them out completely.
