Sarah Dessen Quotes

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it because you respect yourself.

No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater.

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

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.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you’ll never understand what it’s saying.

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.

The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever.

The further you go, the more you have to be proud of. At the same time, in order to come a long way, you have to be behind to begin with. In the end, though, maybe it’s not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs.