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About Sarah Dessen
American novelist, young adult fiction
Sarah Dessen is an American novelist known for young adult fiction. Her first book, That Summer, appeared in 1996. She has published more than a dozen other novels and novellas, and 221 quotes on this site are attributed to her. Her work centers on stories for young readers, and in 2017 she received the Margaret Edwards Award for part of that body of work. Two of her books were adapted into the 2003 film How to Deal.
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- “You couldn't just pick and choose at will when someone depended on you, or loved you. It wasn't like a light…”Sarah Dessen
- “Why should I even bother? What's the point, really?"He thought for a moment. "Who says there has to be a poin…”Sarah Dessen
- “But all I could think of was how when nothing made sense and hadn't for ages, you just have to grab onto anyt…”Sarah Dessen
- “It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.”Sarah Dessen
Insomnia: more sayings
- “Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thin…”Clifton Fadiman
- “A fickle lover, sleep takes us as it will, when it wants, and how. Sensing her desperate need, however, it dr…”Kimberly Morgan
- “InsomniaI cannot get to sleep tonight.I toss and turn and flop.I try to count some fluffy sheepwhile o'er a f…”Kathy Kenney-Marshall
Explore Loneliness
- “If you alone found out what the lie was, then you're probably right—it would make no great difference. But if…”Daniel Quinn
- “A memory made alone abides in isolation; such is love that is never shared. Fill your life with shared memori…”Lynda I Fisher
- “Even if one incurs a loss, he should expose this fact to the other person. This way the intent the other pers…”Dada Bhagwan
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Books by Sarah Dessen
That Summer
1996
Someone Like You
1998
Lock and Key
2008
This Lullaby
2002
Along for the ride
2009