Sarah Dessen Quotes
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Just because someone's pretty, doesn't mean she's decent.
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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.
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You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.
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Life isn't fair," Owen told her. "Get used to it.
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But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions.
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If there's one thing I've learned in the last few months, it's that sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump.
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If you could just be nice, then you wouldn't have to worry about arguments at all. but being nice wasn't as easy as it seemed, especially when the rest of the world could be so mean.
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I got back in my car, starting the engine, then drove off. It wasn't until I pulled onto the highway that it all really sunk it, how temporary our friendship had been. We'd been on our breaks, after all, but it wasn't our relationships that were on pause: it was us. Now we were both in motion again, moving ahead. So what if there were questions left unanswered. Life went on. We knew that better than anyone.
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You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.
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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.
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I think readers are just looking for things that maybe they recognize or can relate to in the books.
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No one could tell you: you just had to go through it on your own. If you were lucky, you came out on the other side and understood. If you didn't, you kept getting thrust back, retracing those steps, until you finally got it right.
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You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try
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It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be true.
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Just because we don’t see eye to eye on everything doesn’t mean we can’t be close.
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It was such a weird thing how a breakup stretched much wider than you expected. You didn't just lose a person, but their entire world as well.
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I'm starting to think, though, that some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to make peace with it as it is, not keep waiting for a chance to change it
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I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy
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Because' I repeated, as a breeze blew over us, "sometimes things just happen. That aren't expected. Or on the list." "Such as?" he asked "I don't know," I said, frustrated. "That's the point. It would be out of the blue, taking us by surprise. Something we might not be prepared for." "But we will be prepared," he said, confused. "We'll have the list.
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The mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.If you take nothing else from what I've been through, at least remember this: make your choices well. Because you'll always be accountable for them. That's what being an adult is all about.
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Look, the point is there's no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you're left with a choice. Either hope for the best or just expect the worst.
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The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.
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I knew that it wouldn’t last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.
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If nothing else, now we knew where to find each other, even if only time would tell if either of us would ever come looking.