Sarah Dessen Quotes
A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum.
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Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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I would be concerned if any speech to Congress related any information that's new to the president of the United States.
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I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.
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I've played a ghost, cat, snake. I've been funny, sad. I've been filmed flying on screen. So why not spend time on something else? I don't need to accept everything I'm offered.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.
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I'd like to keep work work and life life. It means you've got your life to come back to, somewhere to come home to at night that isn't invaded by your day.
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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If we start talking about we and us, just think of how many things can actually take place and change in the world.
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I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.
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The whole notion that you can equalize opportunity in things that matter is utopian.
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A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.
