Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessenis an American writer who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1970
CityEvanston, IL
stupid
It's so, so stupid what we do to ourselves because we're afraid. It's so stupid.
self over-you world
Self respect, Colie. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.
hippie scolded
Nothing like being scolded by a hippie.
disappointment mean people
I mean, at first, it was kind of disappointing. But people recover from disappointment. Otherwise we'd all be hanging from nooses. Right?
might way faces
Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.
world
That was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good.
hurt taken hands
I was worn out, broken: He had taken almost everything. But he'd been all I'd had, all this time. And when the police led him away, I pulled out of the hands of all these loved one, sobbing, screaming, everything hurting, to try and make him stay.
bears lucky weight
All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough by to shoulder the rest.
chance moments save-yourself
So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge.
hey woods
Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.
trying emptiness empty
There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise.
hurt knowing people
Like I, of all people, didn't know better than to lead a total stranger to the point where they could hurt me most, knowing how easily they'd be able to find their way back to it.
stupid facts doe
it sounded stupid, but of course everything does when you're just getting the bare bones facts, only the basics...
hurt believe eye
It's all about you, Colie." She touched one finger to her temple, tap tap tap. "Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine." There is something infectious about confidence. And for that one moment, with my eyebrows burning and my eyes watering, I believed. "And good hair never hurt either.