1,310 Quotes by Sarah Dessen

But something, somehow, had made all these paths converge. You couldn’t find it on a checklist, or work it into the equation. It just happened.

Together, we looked down at the tiny house, the sole thing on this vast, flat surface. Like the only person living on the moon. It could be either lonely or peaceful, depending on how you looked at it. “It’s a start,” I said.

There comes a point when things are undeniable and can’t be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.

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.

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

And guys don’t get attached, guys don’t give themselves over completely, and guys lie. That’s why they should be handled with great trepidation, not trusted, and held at arm’s length whenever possible.

At the same time, though, I was beginning to wonder if this was just how it was supposed to be for me, like perhaps I wasn’t capable of having that many people in my life at any one time. My mom turned up, Nate walked away, one door opening as another clicked shut.

She tried to be someone people liked. She tried to be someone people disliked. But all I became was someone who didn’t succeed with anything I tried to be.

Looking at her, I thought again how beautiful she was – even in jeans and a T-shirt, no makeup, she was breathtaking. So much so that it was hard to believe she could ever have looked at herself and seen anything else.