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I don't talk about my books while I'm writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel's about until it's done. — Sarah Dessen

Now, see," Wes said, nodding at my plate, "this is going to blow your mind."
I looked at him. "It's a waffle, not the second coming. — Sarah Dessen

... It's not just where you go, but how you choose to get there. — Sarah Dessen

But it's important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them. — Sarah Dessen

It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud. "Get it right. — Sarah Dessen

It's both, it all depends on how you choose to live it. Forever is always changing.'
[About if life is short or long] — Sarah Dessen

There's no right or wrong in music, you know? Just everything in between. — Sarah Dessen

Obviously it won't all run smoothly. But it's important to awknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn fromt them. — Sarah Dessen

I can't sit and twiddle my thumbs. I have to start writing even if it's miserable some days. — Sarah Dessen

During this time we've been apart, it's you I've thought of when I'm at my weakest, and you who have pulled me through. — Sarah Dessen

It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean. — Sarah Dessen

I know you guys have some sort of weird thing going on, with that game you play and everything - "
"It's called a friendship. — Sarah Dessen

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. — Sarah Dessen

See, Colie, it's all about understanding. We're all worth something. — Sarah Dessen

Like maybe it's forever, maybe it's not — Sarah Dessen

That's my problem, actually. I don't talk to anybody about what's going on in my head, because I'm afraid they might not be able to take it — Sarah Dessen

It's a funny feeling, being suddenly airborne. Just as you realize it, it's over, and you're sinking. — Sarah Dessen

My own life felt flat and sad too much of the time; it was reassuring, somehow, to lose myself in someone else's. — Sarah Dessen

Are you crazy? Flirting with Eli
Stock in front of Belissa Norwood, in Belissa Norwood's house, while eating Belissa Norwood's
cupcakes? — Sarah Dessen

I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen. — Sarah Dessen

It's only advice. Ignore it if you want. — Sarah Dessen

We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone. — Sarah Dessen

Just because a person isn't talking about something doesn't mean it's not on their mind. Often, in fact, it's why they won't speak of it. — Sarah Dessen

It's nice to have options even if you can't take them. — Sarah Dessen

Everything always gets crazy at the end. You just have to keep going, regardless of how awful it gets. So that's what I do. — Sarah Dessen

Who says there has to be a point?" He asked. "Or a reason. Maybe it's just something you have to do. — Sarah Dessen

With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is that it's there. Better late than never. — Sarah Dessen

There's no shame in trying to make stuff work, is how I see it. It's better than just accepting the broken. — Sarah Dessen

It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless. — Sarah Dessen

Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak. — Sarah Dessen

This isn't about him. It's about you. You shouldn't do anything you're not ready for. — Sarah Dessen

You just walk over there and into the office and say, 'Hey, be my prom date,'" he said. "It's that simple. — Sarah Dessen

Only a real asshole takes liberties with someone else's car stereo. That's serious. — Sarah Dessen

Monica's about sick, she's almost inconsolable — Sarah Dessen

And while it is hard enough to take away something that makes a person happy it's even more difficult when it seems like it's the only thing. — Sarah Dessen

No word has one specific definition.Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life
-Ms.Conyers of Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key — Sarah Dessen

I think when you're a beginning author with any publishing company, there's only so much they can put behind you. — Sarah Dessen

It's pretty rare to find someone you actually like to be with in this world. There are a lot of annoying people out there. — Sarah Dessen

Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you. — Sarah Dessen

I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you for good. — Sarah Dessen

I mean, it's impossible to fake anything if you've already seen the other person in a way they'd never choose for you to. You can't go back from that. — Sarah Dessen

It's always very pure, that last moment before an ugly, unsettling truth hits someone. The most stark of before-and-afters. — Sarah Dessen

When someone starts to change, and it's obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right? — Sarah Dessen

Isn't it weird? The way you remember things when it's gone. — Sarah Dessen

I think part of the problem sometimes is that there's so much happening in my books, to whittle it down into a single script is hard. — Sarah Dessen

It's easier to be lost than found. — Sarah Dessen

You didn't fail. You just opted out. There's a difference. — Sarah Dessen

I don't think anyone would think that an ellipsis represents doubt or anything. I think it's more, you know, hinting at the future. What lies ahead. — Sarah Dessen

Stop it. Seriously. This isn't funny.'
'You're right.' A pause. 'It's pathetic. — Sarah Dessen

Maybe it was just part of growing up with someone. Once you have a rhythm and stay with it long enough, it's not hard to find again. — Sarah Dessen

It's never long distance between friends. — Sarah Dessen

Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out. — Sarah Dessen

So you should remember that, when you're thinking about what other people can deal with. Maybe it's not so bad. — Sarah Dessen

I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks!
-Remy — Sarah Dessen

Just because someone's pretty, doesn't mean she's decent. — Sarah Dessen

Lost means forever, it's gone. But misplaced ... that means it's still around, somewhere. — Sarah Dessen

Life is full of screwups. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existance. — Sarah Dessen

Anger's not bad," he said. "It's human... — Sarah Dessen

You know, feeling and action are always linked, one can't exist without the other. It's sort of a hippie thing.-Wes — Sarah Dessen

It's a choice, Annabel. And if you make the wrong one, you have only yourself to blame when there are consequences. — Sarah Dessen

There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise. — Sarah Dessen

It's not always easy being her daughter.'
I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are. — Sarah Dessen

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. — Sarah Dessen

But sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something. You know? — Sarah Dessen

It's about the courage to go for what you want, not just what you think you need. Sometimes we don't even know what that is. — Sarah Dessen

I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way. — Sarah Dessen

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs. — Sarah Dessen

There's a real bonding in someone beating the crap out of you. - Rolly — Sarah Dessen

Shoulda, coulda, woulda. It's so easy in the past tense. — Sarah Dessen

It all depends on how you choose to live it. It's like forever, always changing. — Sarah Dessen

It's still a memory worth having, even if it's not exactly what you imagined. — Sarah Dessen

Just because something's damaged doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated with respect.'
'Ad,' Wallace said, 'it's a coffee table, not an orphan. — Sarah Dessen

It's harder that in looks," I told him when I finally got back in the car.
"Most things are, — Sarah Dessen

That's the thing about someone who rarely gets upset: when they do, you notice. — Sarah Dessen

Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great. — Sarah Dessen

I mean, to me, freaking out is different. More of a running away, not telling anyone what's wrong, slowly simmering until you burst kind of thing. — Sarah Dessen

Doesn't it seem sometimes that the whole world's uphill but at least we know the way back will be easy ... — Sarah Dessen

It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered
so many locks not enough keys. — Sarah Dessen

Sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something. — Sarah Dessen

You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existence
-Eli — Sarah Dessen

I don't lie."
"You don't lie," I repeated.
"That's what I said."
"Ever."
"Nope."
Sure you don't, I thought. — Sarah Dessen

You knew the truth all along, Colie. That's all matters. You knew. — Sarah Dessen

But unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B.O. There's no hiding it if it's there. — Sarah Dessen

Life's too short to worry about the little things. Enjoy what you have today, not what you might get tomorrow — Sarah Dessen

It's funny how someone's perception of you can be formed without you even knowing it. — Sarah Dessen

It's gonna be okay," I said. It was the first time in a long time that I believed it. "It will. — Sarah Dessen

I've seen what commitment leads to, and it isn't pretty. Going in is the easy part. It's the endings that suck. — Sarah Dessen

You really get to meet people on such a personal level. There's a real bonding in someone beating the crap out of you. — Sarah Dessen

It's so, so stupid what we do to ourselves because we're afraid. It's so stupid. — Sarah Dessen

I mean, at least with an argument, you know what's happening. Or have some idea. Silence is ... it could be anything. — Sarah Dessen

You're not supposed to have it all figured out in high school. If you knew it all, and it was the best, it's all downhill from there. — Sarah Dessen

If you don't pay attention to the past, you'll never understand the future. It's all linked together. You see what I'm saying? At — Sarah Dessen

Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it. — Sarah Dessen

It's like forever, always changing. — Sarah Dessen

Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding ... that's where things get sticky. — Sarah Dessen

It is kind of hard to hold a lot in. But for me ... it's sometimes even harder to let it out. — Sarah Dessen

All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough by to shoulder the rest. — Sarah Dessen

He thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what's broken. — Sarah Dessen

You can't love anyone that way more than once in a lifetime. It's too hard and it hurts too much when it ends. — Sarah Dessen

Let's just start and see what happens. — Sarah Dessen