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

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...

More quotations from Sarah Dessen

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

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key

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

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

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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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

History

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