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Sarah Dessen Quotes

born 1970 United States

Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American writer for young adults who lives and teaches in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Also known as: The Truth About Forever

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She was just a shell of her former self, functioning and talking but hardly alive.

Dreamland (2000)

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.

Dreamland (2000)

Can she be divorced? I asked. And famous for her commercials and ideas?

Dreamland (2000)

You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.

Someone Like You (1998)

It was just perfect, just right all at once.

That Summer (1996)

You asked me to go out with you. I know you probably changed your mind. But you should know, the answer was yes. It's always been yes when it comes to you."

What Happened To Goodbye (2011)

What was the name of Pygmalion's sister?

Dreamland (2000)

She can be anything, Boo told me, and this is what I remember most, her freckled face so solemn, as if she knew she was the first to tell me. And so can you.

Dreamland (2000)

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...

Someone Like You (1998)

Now I felt like I was drifting, sucked down by an undertow, and too far out to swim back to the shore.

Dreamland (2000)

I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myself he didn't.

Dreamland (2000)

Duh, he said, smoothing my hair back, Venus and Earth.

Dreamland (2000)

At every wedding someone stays home.

That Summer (1996)

In the open sea, he said. Now shut up and eat your Junior Mints.

Dreamland (2000)

I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.

Dreamland (2000)

Caitlin, she'd say, her voice dark and serious. I can't hand you the toothpaste. But I CAN help you hand the toothpaste to yourself.

Dreamland (2000)

I started crying again, my voice ragged. He told me to calm down. He told me it was going to be all right. And then, he told he'd be there soon.”

What Happened To Goodbye (2011)

After everything that happened, how could I miss him? But I did, I did.

Dreamland (2000)

He was very quiet for a moment. Where are you?

What Happened To Goodbye (2011)

Like a blinking cursor on an empty page, it was just the first thing. The beginning of the beginning. But at least it was done.

What Happened To Goodbye (2011)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sarah Dessen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.