23 Sarah Dessen Quotes That Got Us Through Our Teen Years
It's you I've thought of when I'm at my weakest.
Sommer Berg
July 7, 2016
July 7, 2016
“It takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well.”
Tagged:
Change
“But sometimes, we just have to be happy with what people can offer us. Even if it's not what we want, at least it's something. You know?”
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Happiness, Good Enough
“Needing was so easy: it came naturally, like breathing. Being needed by someone else, though, that was the hard part.”
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Being Needed
“He was not my boyfriend. On the other hand, he wasn't just a friend either. Instead, our relationship was elastic, stretching between those two extremes depending on who else was around, how much either of us had to drink, and other varying factors. This was exactly what I wanted, as commitments had never really been my thing. And it wasn't like it was hard, either. The only trick was never giving more than you were willing to lose.”
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Fear Of Commitment
“Whenever you made a choice, especially one you'd been resisting, it always affected everything else, some in big way, like a tremor beneath your feet, others in so tiny a shift you hardly noticed a change at all. But it was happening.”
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Decision Making, Choices
“If what you're asking is how I debated whether or not to love her the answer is I didn't. Not at all. It just happened. I didn't ever question it; by the time I realized what was happening, it was already done.”
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Falling In Love
“And love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.”
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Love, Love Truths
“What had he said to me that first day? Something about natural chemistry. He claimed he’d noticed it right from the start, and maybe it was an explanation, of sorts, of why we kept coming together, again and again.”
Tagged:
Love
“There comes a time in every life when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn to know the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.”
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Love Truths
“I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is.”
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Life Truths
“It's you I've thought of when I'm at my weakest, and you who have pulled me through.”
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Thank You
“We were willing to do so much for the people we loved, even if it meant hurting ourselves. Maybe that, in the end, was what love--all kinds-- was really about.”
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Love, Love Hurts