Just because we don't see eye to eye on everything doesn't mean we can't be close.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

About Sarah Dessen

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Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American novelist known for her contributions to young adult fiction. Her first book, That Summer, was published in 1996, and has since published more than a dozen other novels and novellas. In 2017, Dessen won the Margaret Edwards Award for some of...

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I don't think you realize how hard it is to always be reaching out to you, and to continually be rebuffed.

—Sarah Dessen in What Happened to Goodbye

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And now, you can really start to get over him. If you think about it, this is probably the best thing that could have happened.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

He was the closest thing I'd ever had to something, or someone, that mattered. But in the end, close didn't count. You were either in, or you weren't.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

Relationships don't always make sense. Especially from the outside.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

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He wasn't what I'd thought he was; maybe he never had been. I wasn't what I'd thought I was, either.

—Sarah Dessen in Someone Like You

History

24 Jan 2016 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

Just because we don't see eye to eye on everything doesn't mean we can't be close.