Sarah Dessen

I think if you’re going to show a true representation of any one life, it can’t be about any one thing. I try to see more of a full picture, with the romance just a single part.

Sarah Dessen

I think readers are just looking for things that maybe they recognize or can relate to in the books.

Sarah Dessen

I think when you’re a beginning author with any publishing company, there’s only so much they can put behind you.

Sarah Dessen

I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.

Sarah Dessen

I thought again how you could never really know what you were seeing with just a glance, in motion, passing by. Good or bad, right or wrong. There was always so much more.

Sarah Dessen

I was so scared about being discovered, but nobody came. Nobody heard. In my own ears, though, my sobs sounded primal and scary, like something I would have turned off if I’d been able to.

Sarah Dessen

I was so thrilled that I was having a girl, because I just am so girly myself, but I think the teenage years are going to be very interesting.

Sarah Dessen

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

Sarah Dessen

I’m famously secretive about my work. Nobody reads my books till they’re finished.

Sarah Dessen

I’m just writing what I know. I’ve never been much of a reader of fantasy, and I think you write what you, personally, enjoy reading.

Sarah Dessen