1,310 Quotes by Sarah Dessen

It's funny how someone's perception of you can be formed without you even knowing it.

I eased back on my elbows, tilting my head back to look up at the sky, which was pinkish, streaked with red. This was the time we knew best, that stretch of day going from dusk to dark. It seemed like we were always waiting for nighttime here. I could feel the trampoline easing up and down, moved by our own breathing, bringing us in small increments up and back from the sky as the colors faded, slowly, and the stars began to show themselves.

Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another.

But sometimes you lose. Nothing you can do but admit it. -Eli

I find that the more I depend on real life, the less interesting the story is. It's much more common for me to take something that almost-happened, or I wish had happened, and then follow that possibility.

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?

The lizard stared up at us, and we stared back, taking each other in. He was little and defenseless, I felt sorry for him already. This was a screwed-up place he'd just come into. But he didn't have to know that. Not yet, anyway. There in that room, where it was hot and cramped, the world probably still seemed small enough to manage.

We laughed ourselves silly, taking back our shared past, gently, piece by piece.

I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE.