You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It’s not overrated. There’s a reason for all those songs. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Tags: love Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The only thing I can't stand more than seeing something done wrong is seeing it done slowly. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Being too scared to even try it—that's just a waste. I can say I made a lot of mistakes, but I don't regret things. Because at least I didn't spend a life standing outside, wondering what living would be like. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If he wanted to see her, he'd find her. If he wanted to get back together, she should make him work for it. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Relationships always started with that heady, swoonish period, where the other person is like some new invention that suddenly solves all life's worst problems, like losing socks in the dryer or toasting bagels without burning the edges. At this phase, which usually lasts about six weeks max, the other person is perfect. But at six weeks and two days, the cracks begin to show; not real structural damage yet, but little things that niggle and nag. Like the way they always assume you'll pay for your own movie, just because you did once, or how they use the dashboard of their car as an imaginary keyboard at long stoplights. Once, you might have thought this was cute, or endearing. Now, it annoys you, but not enough to change anything. Come week eight, though, the strain is starting to show. This person is, in fact, human, and here's where most relationships splinter and die. Because either you can stick around and deal with these problems, or ease out gracefully, knowing that at some point in the not-too-distant future, there will emerge another perfect person, who will fix everything, at least for six weeks. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Tags: love relationships perfection problems Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Yes, it sucked getting dumped. But wasn't it better to just be brutally honest? To admit that your feeling for someone is never going to be powerful enough to justify taking up any more of their time? —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It had been about a month since he had dumped her, and she'd moved though her weepy stage to just kind of sad all the time, with occasional moments when I actually heard her laugh out loud, then stop, as if she'd forgotten she wasn't supposed to be happy. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Never give in to a guy who really pursues you, since they'll just lose interest the moment the chase ends. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
This is what daughters did. They left, and came home later with lives of their own. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It finally felt like summer. Heavy heat, totally humid, and everything just smelled kind of smoky and thick, as if close to boiling. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You were different around him. There was something new about you that I'd never seen before. Maybe that was love. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
He's just not a keeper. He's not worth working my schedule around if we're only going to break up in a few weeks anyway. —Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email