Sarah Dessen

There’s something nice about the silence of a car ride in the dark, going home. When you were tired of the radio and conversation, and it was okay to just be alone with your thoughts and the road ahead. If you’re that comfortable with someone, you don’t have to talk.

Sarah Dessen

Writing a novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.

Sarah Dessen

You can never be sure of anyone until you’re close enough to see them clearly.

Sarah Dessen

You can’t always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.

Sarah Dessen

You can’t just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can’t plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.

Sarah Dessen

You didn’t fail. You just opted out. There’s a difference.

Sarah Dessen

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It’s not overrated. There’s a reason for all those songs.

Sarah Dessen

You only really fall apart in front of the people you know can piece you back together.

Sarah Dessen

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

Sarah Dessen

Your past is always your past. Even if you forget it, it remembers you.

Sarah Dessen