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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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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Society just has a way of inhibiting you, which is good and bad.
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It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
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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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Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy.
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What excites me is doing shows now. I don't really get excitement from doing music because you never know what your music is going to bring. It seems like now it's all for nothing.
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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.
