1,310 Quotes by Sarah Dessen

That sucks, though," Wes said finally, his voice low. "You're just setting yourself up to fail, because you'll never get everything perfect." "Says who?" He just looked at me. "The world," he said, gesturing all around us, as if this party, this deck encompassed it all. "The universe. There's just no way. And why would you want everything to be perfect, anyway?" "I don't want everything to be perfect," I said. Just me, I thought. Somehow. "I just want—

Remy: Did you really believe, that first day, that we were meant to be together? Dexter: You're here, aren't you?

Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.

I waited. Because with Eli, he was never trying to get you to finish for him. He always knew where he was going, even if it took a little while to get there.

If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

And so, while the rest of the world went on unaware, drinking their coffee, reading the sports page, and picking up their dry cleaning, I leaned forward and kissed Dexter, making a choice that would change everything. Maybe somewhere there was a ripple, a bit of jump, some small shift in the universe, barely noticeable. I didn’t feel it then. I felt only him kissing me back, easing me into the sunlight as I lost myself in the taste of him and felt the world go on, just as it always had, all around us.

Sometimes really, really bad things happen to people, and there is no explanation and no reason whatsoever.

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

That was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good.