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.
— Sarah Dessen “Just Listen”
So many versions of just one memory, and yet none of them were right or wrong. Instead, they were all pieces. Only when fitted together, edge to edge, could they even begin to tell the whole story.
— Sarah Dessen
“It’s a lot easier to be lost than found. It’s the reason we’re always searching and rarely discovered — so many locks not enough keys.” - Sarah Dessen

“It’s a lot easier to be lost than found. It’s the reason we’re always searching and rarely discovered — so many locks not enough keys.” - Sarah Dessen

Reblogged from Everything About You
But if everything was always smooth and perfect, you’d get too used to that, you know? You have to have a little bit of disorganization now and then. Otherwise, you’ll never really enjoy it when things go right.
— Sarah Dessen
I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome.
— Sarah Dessen “The Truth about Forever”
If you’re not getting hurt, you’re not riding hard enough.
— Sarah Dessen
It’s just that… 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.
— Sarah Dessen “The Truth about Forever”