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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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Evanston
Illinois
Tame
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How fast were you? Wes asked me. I said, Not that fast. You mean you couldn't... fly? he said, smiling at me.
Sarah Dessen
Look. We both know life is short, Macy. Too short to waste a single second with anyone who doesn't appreciate and value you.
Sarah Dessen
Wes wants to be with Macy. And Macy, whether she'll admit it or not, wants to be with Wes. And yet they're not together, which is not only unjust, but when you think about it, tragical!
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The silence wasn't like the ones I'd known lately, though: it wasn't empty as much as chosen. There's a entirely different feel to quiet when you're with some-one else, and at any moment it could be broken. Like the difference between a pause and an ending.
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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
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
Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship.
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Everything, in the end, comes down to timing. One second, one minute, one hour could make all the difference.
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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.
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All the bitchy girls in the world are just a training ground for what men can do to you.
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You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one day, Morgan said something and you laughed, and I remember thinking it was really cool because it meant something. You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one.
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Life has a way of disregarding even your best intentions.
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You own a Tic Tac. Gum is just borrowed. - Esther
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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.
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He's getting dumped. And he doesn't even know it yet. He's probably eating a cheeseburger or flossing or picking up his dry cleaning, and he has no idea. No inkling.
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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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Fine...a word that you said when someone asked how you were but didn't really care to know the truth.
Sarah Dessen
When you have a kid, you sign on for the whole package: good, bad, everything in between. you can't just dip in and out, picking and choosing the parts you want and quitting when it's not perfect.
Sarah Dessen
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.
Sarah Dessen
It takes so little to change everything. If you really thought about it, it would scare you to death.
Sarah Dessen
