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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The one snack I really love is YoCrunch yogurt. It's like an apple pie in a cup! You have your apples on the bottom, your yogurt in the middle, and piecrust crumbs on top.
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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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Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.
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We were doing Scarface many years ago...and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean. I thought, what's going on? Did some whale get washed up to shore? So I stood up on the table to see what it was, and it was the director, Brian De Palma, standing there alone by the surf and they were all waiting for him. And I never forgot that because it represented to me what a director is, what a director does.
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The mystic purchases a moment of exhilaration with a lifetime of confusion; and the confusion is infectious and destructive. It is confusing and destructive to try and explain anything in terms of anything else, poetry in terms of psychology.
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The thing is I'm a great believer in the perfect moment. They don't come around that often.
