Sarah Dessen Quotes

There were moments - when Jeopardy came on, in the car during radio trivia challenges, or for practically any question I couldn't answer in any subject - that Rogerson simply amazed me. I started to seek out facts, just to stump him, but it never worked. He was that sharp.

I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.

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.

I wondered again why the right thing always seemed to be met with so much resistance, when you'd think it would be the easier path. You had to fight to be virtuous...

She blinked, twice, obviously surprised. Ummm, she said, keeping her eyes on me. I don't know.

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

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

You can't just turn your heart off like a faucet; you have to go to the source and dry it out, drop by drop.

If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.

Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise.

funny how a beautiful song could tell such a sad story

What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they came close, as if you might just break free of whatever was holding you and throw yourself at them with enough force to easily overwhelm you both.

She knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her eyes. Despite the thick makeup, they were still dark-rimmed., haunted, and sad. Most of all though, they were familiar. The fact that we were in front of hundreds of strangers changed nothing at all. I'd spent a summer with those same eyes-scared, lost, confused-staring back at me. I would have known them anywhere.

People don't change. If anything, you get more set in your ways as you get older, not less

My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn't happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they're important ones... you might as well hold on to them. You know?