Self respect. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.

—Sarah Dessen in Keeping the Moon

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'd finally found a place―and maybe even some people―worth holding on to.

—Sarah Dessen in What Happened to Goodbye

The mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you. If you take nothing else from what I've been through, at least remember this: make your choices well. Because you'll always be accountable for them.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon & More

It was nice to be memorable, even in a somewhat embarrassing way.

—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride

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You don't know what's out there. If you even had the slightest idea, you'd understand what you're missing.

—Sarah Dessen in The Moon & More

The only thing I can't stand more than seeing something done wrong is seeing it done slowly.

—Sarah Dessen in This Lullaby

History

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