Sarah Dessen

Life is long. Just because you don’t get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn’t mean it won’t come. Fate doesn’t punch a time clock or consult a schedule.

Sarah Dessen

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.

Sarah Dessen

Apologies come in all shapes and sizes. You can give diamonds, candy, flowers, or just your deepest heartfelt sentiment.

Sarah Dessen

Every book teaches me something about my process, and they are all challenging in one way or another.

Sarah Dessen

Fall in love with someone who truly deserves your heart. Not with someone who plays with it.

Sarah Dessen

Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn’t make you strong. If anything, it makes you weaker. Because you’re doing it out of fear.

Sarah Dessen

I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.

Sarah Dessen

I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just write.

Sarah Dessen

It’s important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them.

Sarah Dessen

Life isn’t only about the big moments whether they be good or bad. Maybe it’s about the small things that stretch out to strengthen the most tenuous bound.

Sarah Dessen