Sarah Dessen Quotes
The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.
Quotes to Explore
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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I'll get up there and I'll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.
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Most artists, their 60th show was in front of no one. My first show was in front of 1,200 people.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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If you want your children to bring original ideas into the world, you need to let them pursue their passions, not yours.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.
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I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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I'm literally open to any medium that will have me.
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I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson - touring when I'm 70. To do that, you can't be the latest, greatest thing because those things fizzle out.
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Few things are as essential as education.
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The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn't know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer.
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As a visual storyteller, a lot is learning what to include so you're not being redundant between images and text.
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Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.
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The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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I know not whence I came, nor whither I go, nor who I am.
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In Toledo, people grow out. Out to the suburbs. Out to the parts of America where the economy is more vigorous. And all too often, out to 48-inch waistbands.
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The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.
