Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessenis an American writer who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1970
CityEvanston, IL
trying looks like-you
Pretend to be a delinquent?" I asked clarifying. "You can do it," Dave advised me. "Just don't smile, and try to look like you're considering stealing something.
trying way lasts
I had to wonder whether it was possible that this wasn’t already decided for me, and if maybe, just maybe, this was my one last chance to try and prove it. There was no way to know. There never is. But I reached out and took it anyway.
trying new-friends forget
Even if you do make tons of new friends,” I told him, “try not to forget where you came from, okay?
determination work-out trying
If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!
fake trying matter
You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try
trying roles stuff
In Anger Management,' he said,'we had to do all this role-playing stuff. You know, to get used to handling things in a less volatile way.' 'You role-played,' I said, trying to picture this. 'I had to. It was court-ordered.
trying looks alternatives
Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?
voice trying attention
I understood now. This voice, the one that had been trying to get my attention all this time, calling out to me, begging me to hear it -- it wan't Will's. It was mine.
trying emptiness empty
There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise.
secret trying half
Theres this other half of him i dont know of, its like he is trying it keep it a secret.... if he would just let me inside so i can help
writing school trying
I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something else: a collection of short stories, or writing about something other than high school. A lot has happened to me since I was eighteen.
eggs broken trying
And trying to break it down this way, to minor and major offenses, maybes and what-ifs, was like arguing over the origin of cracks in a broken egg. It was done. How it happened didn't matter anymore.
crazy trying relax
So I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride.
long trying different
Clearly, sharing something could take you a long way, or at least to a different place than you'd planned. Like a friendship or a family, or even jsut alone on a curb on a Saturday, trying to get your bearings as best you can.