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Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American novelist who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Believe me, I'd go back to the way things were in a minute if I could. But it's just not an option.

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key

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I was tired of hanging on, taking the torn pieces to make something whole with them.

—Sarah Dessen in That Summer

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I wished I'd walked into my mother's open arms the few times she'd tried to pull me close, and pressed my face to her chest, letting my sad heart find solace there. But I hadn't. I wanted to be a help to her, not a burden, so I held back. And after a while, she stopped offering. She thought I was beyond that, when in fact I needed it now more than ever.

—Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever

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Don't be a fool. Don't give up something important to hold onto someone who can't even say they love you.

—Sarah Dessen in Someone Like You

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But after everything I'd been through the last few months, I just couldn't wrap my mind around reaching out to others.

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key

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I closed my eyes, thinking back to summer and cool pool water and long days with nothing to do except go swimming and sleep late.

—Sarah Dessen in Someone Like You

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You don't have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn't always out to get you.

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key

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More and more lately, I'd been realizing that my life had again shifted, almost reversing itself. I now stayed home at night, studying and sleeping, and was out in the early morning and afternoon, almost like a normal person.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

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I was bored. Sad. Lonely. It was only a matter of time before I cracked.

—Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever

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To him, I was a commitment that had become more of a burden than an asset, and his time was just too precious to waste.

—Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever

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If I were you, I'd be glad to be rid of him. Because anyone that can make you feel that bad about yourself is toxic.

—Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever

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No one likes someone who's all weak and pitiful and needy.

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key

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Funny how it was only when he was finally right there in front of her that she knew for sure he was already gone.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon & More

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I'd spent a summer with those same eyes—scared, lost, confused—staring back at me. I would have known them anywhere.

—Sarah Dessen in Just Listen

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It felt like I'd taken everything for granted up until just right now, when suddenly my entire world and all in it became precious and fleeting. I should have paid more attention, soaked it in more. Which you always realize once it's getting too late to do just that.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon & More

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