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 What Happened to Goodbye
The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.
Summer does something to the brain. It's intoxicating. Everything shimmers.
—Elin Hilderbrand in Summer People