The bottom line I always ask myself is: if I look at everything I've had with this person, good and bad, am I better or worse off without them?
—Sarah Dessen in What Happened to Goodbye
—Sarah Dessen in What Happened to Goodbye
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