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It's so, so stupid what we do to ourselves because we're afraid. It's so stupid. ~ Sarah Dessen
No word has one specific definition.Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life
-Ms.Conyers of Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key ~ Sarah Dessen
This is the problem with dealing with someone who is actually a good listener. They don't jump in on your sentences, saving you from actually finishing them, or talk over you, allowing what you do manage to get out to be lost or altered in transit. Instead, they wait, so you have to keep going. ~ Sarah Dessen
Make your choices well, my mom had said. It was what she thought she hadn't done, what she hoped above everything I'd do differently. On the flip side, though, there was Clyde, telling me that there were second chances, even-and especially- when you've given up all hope of them. But maybe, when a life and summer was going so fast, you couldn't wait for fate to punch the time card. You had to do it yourself. ~ Sarah Dessen
Family isnt about blood relationships, its about the meaning behind them. I relize now that sharing chromosoms is not the only way to having a family, its about the friendship behind it. ~ Sarah Dessen
She had made her choice, and this was it, where she felt safe, in a world she could, for the most part, control.
Page 328 ~ Sarah Dessen
Never would forever, with all its meanings, be so clear and distinct as in the true, guaranteed end of the world. ~ Sarah Dessen
There's a real bonding in someone beating the crap out of you. - Rolly ~ Sarah Dessen
And I felt comfort. Finally. All I'd wanted for so long was for someone to explain everything that had happened to me in this same way. To label it neatly on a page: this leads to this leads to this. I knew, deep down, it was more complicated than that, but watching Jason, I was hopeful. He took the mess that was Macbeth and fixed it, and I had to wonder if he might, in some small way, be able to do the same for me. So I moved myself closer to him, and I'd been there ever since. ~ Sarah Dessen
It's a big deal when you finally get the chance to do the one thing you want to do -need to do- more than anything. It can kind of scare the crap out of you. ~ Sarah Dessen
The end of a wedding reception is always so depressing. And only the bride and groom are spared, jetting off into the sunset while the rest of us wake up the next morning to just another day. ~ Sarah Dessen
Don't think or judge, just listen. ~ Sarah Dessen
Life isn't only about the big moments whether they be good or bad. Maybe it's about the small things that stretch out to strengthen the most tenuous bound. ~ Sarah Dessen
She was looking right at me, shaking her head, and I told myself she was wrong, so wrong, even as she spoke. You're a goner. ~ Sarah Dessen
I don't believe in failure, because simply by saying you've failed, you've admitted you attempted. And anyone who attempts is not a failure. Those who truly fail in my eyes are the ones who never try at all. The ones who sit on the couch and whine and moan and wait for the world to change for them. ~ Sarah Dessen
Call it crazy, or just chicken salad. ~ Sarah Dessen
I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it is now, and I'm coming at it from another angle - like you just love and care about this person so much, and just want to protect them from everything. ~ Sarah Dessen
All I'd wanted for so long was for someone to explain
everything that had
happened to me in this same way. To label it neatly on a page: this leads to this
leads to this. ~ Sarah Dessen
It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered
so many locks not enough keys. ~ Sarah Dessen
Most girls I know would consider that wish fullfillment, not torture."
I sat back, shaking my head. "Why does everyone keep saying that? Who says just because I'm a girl I'm hardwired to want to spent a hundred and eighty bucks on jeans? ~ Sarah Dessen
Only a weak person needed someone else around all the time. ~ Sarah Dessen
But when you're alone in the world, really alone, you have no choice but to be open to suggestions. ~ Sarah Dessen
I mean, at first, it was kind of disappointing. But people recover from disappointment. Otherwise we'd all be hanging from nooses. Right? ~ Sarah Dessen
I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page. ~ Sarah Dessen
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. ~ Sarah Dessen
Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting." I wasn't sure what answer I'd expected. But this wasn't it. For a second, I just sat there, letting it sink in. "You know," I said finally, "saying stuff like that would make girls even crazier for you. Now you're cuteand somewhat more attainable. If you were appealing before, now you're off the charts. ~ Sarah Dessen
I want you to give her a possibility. And that's what a key represents. An open door, a chance. ~ Sarah Dessen
I am, of course, a rogue. A rapscallion. A musician. I would bring her nothing but poverty, shame, and bruised shins from my flailing limbs. She is the better for our parting. ~ Sarah Dessen
I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran on TV, featuring some dragged-out woman with a limp perm and big, painted-on circles under her eyes, downing vodka and sobbing uncontrollably. "We can't heal you at Evergreen", the very somber voiceover said. "But we can help you to heal yourself." It had become our own running joke, applicable to almost anything.
"Hey Cass, "I'd say, "hand me that toothpaste."
"Caitlin," she'd say, her voice dark and serious. "I can't hand you the toothpaste. But I CAN help you hand the toothpaste to yourself. ~ Sarah Dessen
Not for the first time, I wished both of us could just say what we meant. But that, like so much else, was impossible ~ Sarah Dessen
When you only had words, you had to make up for things, say what you might not need to otherwise. ~ Sarah Dessen
I was in shock. Funny how the world works. You don't get the something you really covet, but then the universe provides unexpected compensation. Here I thought you had to make a wish for it to come true. ~ Sarah Dessen
With my mom, when someone was gone, they were gone. She didn't waste another minute thinking about them, and neither should you. ~ Sarah Dessen
Its 75 Degrees! In December! ~ Sarah Dessen
... 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? ~ Sarah Dessen
Everyone else could get through to my mother: all they had to do was dial a number and wait for her to pick up. If only, I thought, it was that easy for me. ~ Sarah Dessen
You can't make any one person your world. The trick is to take what each can give you and build a world from it. ~ Sarah Dessen
Almost, I thought. Out loud I said, Just because we don't see eye to eye on everything doesn't mean we can't be close.
Auden ~ Sarah Dessen
It's never long distance between friends. ~ Sarah Dessen
But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance. ~ Sarah Dessen
It's easier to be lost than found. ~ Sarah Dessen
When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well. ~ Sarah Dessen
And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling into place. ~ Sarah Dessen
You didn't fail. You just opted out. There's a difference. ~ Sarah Dessen
But God!Who could live like this , anyway, with the kind of guesswork that was enough to make a person crazy, just sailing along, taking bumps here and there, no course navigated whatsoever, with any big wave capable of just tipping and sinking you entirely. IT was madness, stipidity, and- (then I saw him) ~ Sarah Dessen
And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest. ~ Sarah Dessen
As I spoke, I realized I'd held these words in for so long and so tightly that I felt the space they left empty once released. It was vast enough that I could think of nothing to follow them. ~ Sarah Dessen
Sometimes, you have to manufacture your own history. Give fate a push, so to speak. ~ Sarah Dessen
Hey, think fast!'
I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck.
'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him.
'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied ~ Sarah Dessen
I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE. ~ Sarah Dessen
He's very nice. He's something I replied. She considered this zipping her purse shut. Then she said Well everyone is. Everyone is Something. For some reason that stuck with me simple and yet not every since she'd said it. It was like a puzzle as well two vague words with one clear one between them. ~ Sarah Dessen
No,' I said, shooting him a look. 'But you don't have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.'
You don't have to assume the worst about everyone, either. THe world isn't always out to get you.'
In your opinion,' I added.
Look,' he said, 'the point is there's no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. so you're left with a choice. Eitherhope for the best, or just expect the worst.'
If you expect the worst you're never disappointed,' I pointed out.
~Ruby and Nate, pg 259 ~ Sarah Dessen
Theres this other half of him i dont know of, its like he is trying it keep it a secret ... if he would just let me inside so i can help ~ Sarah Dessen
Being a star requires risk-taking shoes. ~ Sarah Dessen
This world is an awful/ugly place not to have a best friend. ~ Sarah Dessen
If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs. ~ Sarah Dessen
The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever. ~ Sarah Dessen
You just looked ... " she said, searching for the word, "taken, you know? Plus you hardly reacted to Wes. I mean, you did alittle, but nothing like most girls. It was a little swoon. Not a sa-woon, you know?"
I said, "Sa-woon?
Oh, come on," she said shaking her head. "Even a blind girl could tell he is amazing. ~ Sarah Dessen
You knew the truth all along, Colie. That's all matters. You knew. ~ Sarah Dessen
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. ~ Sarah Dessen
Maybe my sister and I shared more than we thought. We were both waiting and wishing for something we couldn't completely control: I wanted to be alone, and she the total opposite. It was weird, really, to have something so contrary in common. But at least it was something. ~ Sarah Dessen
As I shut the door and started to walk away, I heard him say, "Hey. Sydney."
"Yeah?"
"You had on a shirt with mushrooms on it, and your hair was pulled back. Silver earrings. Pepperoni slice. No lollipop."
I just looked at him, confused. Layla was walking toward us now.
"The first time you came into Seaside," he said. "You weren't invisible, not to me. Just so you know. ~ Sarah Dessen
There were so many levels to the unknown, from safe to dangerous to outright nebulous, scariest of all. ~ Sarah Dessen
Maybe it was just part of growing up with someone. Once you have a rhythm and stay with it long enough, it's not hard to find again. ~ Sarah Dessen
The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it. ~ Sarah Dessen
I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor to be turned away. Not everything is a winner, which is tough when you've devoted eight or nine months of your life to something. ~ Sarah Dessen
What was it like to be so confident even in your failings that you weren't the least bit bothered when other people pointed them out? I was almost envious. ~ Sarah Dessen
I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant, the key to everything else. ~ Sarah Dessen
Relationships dont always make sense. Especially from the outside ~ Sarah Dessen
The point,' Ms. Conyers continued, is that no word had one specific definition. Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life. ~ Sarah Dessen
You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one day, Morgan said something and you laughed, and I remember thinking it was really cool because it meant something. You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one. ~ Sarah Dessen
I'll see you in Dreamland. ~ Sarah Dessen
There's no right or wrong in music, you know? Just everything in between. ~ Sarah Dessen
It's a choice, Annabel. And if you make the wrong one, you have only yourself to blame when there are consequences. ~ Sarah Dessen
I'm starting to think, though, that some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to make peace with it as it is, not keep waiting for a chance to change it ~ Sarah Dessen
I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were. ~ Sarah Dessen
It was rare for things to be perfect and organized anyway, even with your best efforts. Embrace the messy and when things do come together just right, you'll always be pleasantly surprised. ~ Sarah Dessen
I always tried to imagine what it would be like to open your door to find something you had given up on. maybe it had seen places you never had, been rerouted and passed through so many strange hands, but still somehow found its way back to you, all before the day even began. ~ Sarah Dessen
Everything in life had its phases, and if you were smart, you learned to appreciate them all.
What really mattered, though, were the people in those moments with you. Memories are what we have and what we keep, and I held mine close. The ones I knew well, like a night on the beach with a boy who would always live in my heart, and the ones yet to come with another. ~ Sarah Dessen
What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We had many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, and the groups you moved through while all of this was happening: friends, lovers, sometimes even strangers. None of them perfect, and we couldn't expect them to be. You can't make any one person your world. The trick was to take what each could give you and build your world from it. ~ Sarah Dessen
Now, now," my father said. "Let's just get the bags."
This was typical. My father, the lone male in our estrogen-heavy household, had always dealt with any kind of emotional situation or conflict by doing something concrete and specific. Discussion of cramps and heavy flow at the breakfast table? He was up and out the door to change oil on one of our cars. Coming home in tears for reasons you just didn't want to discuss? He'd go make you a grilled cheese, which he'd probably end up eating. Family crisis brewing in a public place? Bags. Get the bags. ~ Sarah Dessen
He took the mess that was Macbeth and fixed it, and I wonder if he might, in some small way, be able to do the same for me. ~ Sarah Dessen
One week, one strong. One scared, one bold. I was beginning to understand though, that there were no such things as absolutes, not in life, or in people. Like Owen said, it was day by day, if not moment by moment. All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough to shoulder the rest. ~ Sarah Dessen
Maybe we were all destined to just keep doing the same stupid things, over and over again, never really learning a single thing. ~ Sarah Dessen
But as i lay there, it only seemes like silence filling my ears. And the thing was, it was so freaking loud. ~ Sarah Dessen
To me, summer has always been about potential. This was especially true when I was in high school. Those 3 or so months between 1 school year and the next always meant change. People got taller or wider or smaller. They broke up or came together, lost friends or gained them, had life experiences that you could tell had transformed them even if you didn't know what they were. In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible. As a teenager, I was always hoping to change, to become someone other than who I was. Each summer, I felt I had the chance to do that. All I had to do was wait and see what happened. ~ Sarah Dessen
He always did the leaving. But not this time. She kept walking, and did not look back. ~ Sarah Dessen
There was something striking about a single key. It was like a question waiting to be answered, a whole missing a half. Useless on its own, needing something else to be truly defined. ~ Sarah Dessen
Everyone laughed, and just like that, the conversation shifted, jumping to another topic. It was fast and furious, the talking, the emotions, the back-and-forth and forth-and-back. I realized that if I tried to focus on it too much, I got overwhelmed. So I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride. ~ Sarah Dessen
I bent down over my neighborhood, taking in the people there. At first, they'd just seemed arranged the same way they were everywhere else: in random formations, some in groups, some alone. Then, though, I saw the single figure at the back of my house, walking away from the back door. And another person, a girl, running through the side yard, where the hedge would have been, while someone else, with a badge and flashlight followed. There were three people under the basketball goal, one lying prone on the ground.
I took a breath, then moved in closer. Two people were seated on the curb between Dave's and my houses: a few inches away two more walked up the narrow alley to Luna Blu's back door. A couple stood in the driveway, facing each other. And in that empty building, the old hotel, a tiny set of cellar doors had been added, flung open, a figure standing before them. Whether they were about to go down, or just coming up, was unclear, and the cellar itself was a dark square. But I knew what was down below.
He'd put me everywhere. Every single place I'd been, with him or without, from the first time we'd met to the last conversation. It was all there, laid out as carefully, as real as the buildings and streets around it. I swallowed, hard, then reached forward, touching the girl running through the hedge. Not Liz Sweet. Not anyone, at that moment, not yet. But on her way to someone. To me. ~ Sarah Dessen
This isn't about him. It's about you. You shouldn't do anything you're not ready for. ~ Sarah Dessen
What defines you isn't how many times you crash but the number of times you get back. ~ Sarah Dessen
Some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to make peace with it as it is, not keep waiting around for a chance to change it. ~ Sarah Dessen
Was it really this easy, once you escaped, to just not care? ~ Sarah Dessen
Despite her misgivings, she understood that he was somehow filling a void we might have not even known was there. ~ Sarah Dessen
Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine. ~ Sarah Dessen
He was looking at me, jsut as I'd thought he would be, but like Bert's, his light was not what I expected. No pity, no sadness: nothing had changed. I realized all the times I'd felt people stare at me, their faces had been pictures, abstracts. None of them were mirrors, able to reflect back the expression I thought one I wore, the feelings only I felt. ~ Sarah Dessen
It's cold. You should come inside. ~ Sarah Dessen
In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that I could do it for more than just fun. ~ Sarah Dessen
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? ~ Sarah Dessen