Because you were still just hanging on, torturing yourself, thinking he was coming back. And now you have to let go.
—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride
—Sarah Dessen in Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American novelist who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Born in Illinois, Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Her first book, That Summer, was published in 1996. She has since published more than a dozen other novels and novellas....
—Sarah Dessen in Keeping the Moon
Self respect. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.
—Sarah Dessen in Keeping the Moon
I'd finally found a place―and maybe even some people―worth holding on to.
—Sarah Dessen in What Happened to Goodbye