1,310 Quotes by Sarah Dessen

Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But no one came. All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was.

When I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a colouring book, with the inside not yet completed.

Even when words fail me, you never do.

Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative.""Which is?""Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?

Stuff that would be weird in the bright light of day just wasn't so much once you passed a certain hour.

Maybe we were all destined to just keep doing the same stupid things, over and over again, never really learning a single thing.

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

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

All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was.