Sarah Dessen

Grieving doesn’t make you imperfect. It makes you human.

Sarah Dessen

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

Sarah Dessen

I always say that teenagers are the first to know if you’re pandering to them.

Sarah Dessen

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.

Sarah Dessen

I don’t talk about my books while I’m writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel’s about until it’s done.

Sarah Dessen

I knew that it wouldn’t last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place.

Sarah Dessen

I mean, it’s not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It’s, like, part of you for good.

Sarah Dessen

I realized how truly hard it was, really, to see someone you love change right before your eyes. Not only is it scary, it throws your balance off as well.

Sarah Dessen

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It’s the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.

Sarah Dessen

I think I’m way too much of a control freak to co-author anything with anyone. I have a hard enough time writing with myself! I admire people that can do it, but it’s not for me.

Sarah Dessen