Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessenis an American writer who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1970
CityEvanston, IL
heart way faces
If there was a way to recognize something you'd never seen but still knew by heart, I felt it as I looked at his face. Finally, someone understood.
regret doors light
This felt right. Not just leaving, but how I was doing it. Without regret, without second guessing. And with Wes right there, holding the door open for me as I walked out into the light.
father hands years
She bought seeds and raided nurseries and mulched and composted and spent full days with her hands full of earth, coaxing life our of the dry, dull grass my father had spent years pushing a mower over.
beautiful knowing laughing
Well," I said finally, knowing he was waiting, "you make me laugh." He nodded. "And?" "You're pretty good-looking." "Pretty good-looking? I called you beautiful." "You want to be beautiful?" I asked him. "Are you saying I'm not?
philosophy swim sweatshirts
I looked at the sweatshirt again. "'You swim' is a philosophy?" He shrugged. "Better than 'you sink', right?
understanding
See, Colie, it's all about understanding. We're all worth something.
fate important another-chance
But if something was really important, fate made sure it somehow came back to you and gave you another chance.
heart broken arms
I had stepped into his arms, showing him my raw, broken heart.
forever different truth-about-forever
That was the thing. You just never knew. Forever was so many different things. It was always changing, it was what everything was really all about.
wings doe
Why does she have wings?' So she can fly.
reason
Who says there has to be a point?" He asked. "Or a reason. Maybe it's just something you have to do.
friendship hurt honest
Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts. -Maggie
sometimes loses can-do
But sometimes you lose. Nothing you can do but admit it. -Eli
failure screw-ups life-is
Life is full of screwups. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existance.