Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessenis an American writer who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1970
CityEvanston, IL
doubt sculpture way
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumstances, I was struck by how good looking he was, in that accidental, doesn't-even-know-it kind of way. Which only made it worse. Or better. Or whatever. "Yup", he said, as if there'd been any doubt, "you're in there, all right." "I was warned, too,"I told him, as he stood up. "I just saw that sculpture, and I got distracted." "The sculpture?" He looked at it, then at me. "Oh, right. Because you know it.
balance details busy
It’s never something huge that changes the everything, but instead the tiniest of details, irrevocably tweaking the balance of the universe while you’re busy focusing on the big picture.
coffee mean tables
Just because something's damaged doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated with respect.' 'Ad,' Wallace said, 'it's a coffee table, not an orphan.
writing keys found
I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant, the key to everything else.
love-is people world
The health of the people I love is all that really matters in this world. Period.
coffee reality addiction
There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.
song men bed
But for now, I just sat there on the bed and listened to my song. The one that had been written for me by a man who knew me not at all, now sung by the one who knew me best.
book writing tired
I think having a good agent is key. I've been with mine for ten years now, and she's very honest with me. There are a lot of times I've sent her books that were not so good because I was tired of writing, or panicked about money, and she's told me flat out, "You don't want this to be your next book. Trust me."
silence ears filling
But as i lay there, it only seemes like silence filling my ears. And the thing was, it was so freaking loud.
people sometimes losing-yourself
It's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.
bananas ten
I bet you can't eat ten bananas!" "I bet you're right.
husband book writing
I don't talk about my books while I'm writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel's about until it's done.
done i-can seeing
The only thing I can't stand more than seeing something done wrong is seeing it done slowly.
nice mean insightful
It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean.