1,310 Quotes by Sarah Dessen

My own life felt flat and sad too much of the time; it was reassuring, somehow, to lose myself in someone else's

The truth was, there was no way everything could be the Best. Sometimes, when it came to events and people, it had to be okay to just be.

It takes so little to change everything. If you really thought about it, it would scare you to death.

There's a difference between the words father and dad. And it's more than three words.

...You can't unlearn something, even if you want to. You know what you know.

…You don’t want the best of times to be just one thing, forever. You have to have a lot of bests of times, each one topping the last. You know?

All I wanted - all I’d ever wanted - was just to get away. To be somewhere small where I could crowd in and feel safe, all four walls pressed around me, no one staring or pointing or yelling.

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.

Mais dans la vie, tout n'est pas parfait. Parfois, il faut se fabriquer sa propre histoire. Donner un petit coup de pouce au destin, tu comprends?