Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It's a lie. It's just something that people say they'll do to take the permanence out of a breakup. And someone always takes it to mean more than it does, and then is hurt even more when, inevitably, said โfriendly' relationship is still a major step down from the previous relationship, and it's like breaking up all over again. But messier.
Sarah DessenIโd only met him once, at the mall. He was tall, with a big floppy shock of blond hair he was always getting out of his face by jerking his head suddenly to the side, whiplash-style. Rina found this incredibly sexy. It made me nervous. - Caitlin about Jeff
Sarah DessenMacon: โItโs true. And if that doesnโt work, use the Jedi Mind Trick. But only if you really have to.โ Halley: โThe what?โ Macon: โThe Jedi Mind Trick.โ He looked at me. โDidnโt you ever see Star Wars?
Sarah DessenTeenagers are a great audience and they are fearless about asking what they want to know.
Sarah DessenBeing brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.
Sarah Dessenclosed my eyes and listened. It was like music I'd heard all my life, even more than "This Lullaby." All those keystrokes, all those letters, so many words. I brushed my fingers over the beads and watched as her image rippled, like it was on water, breaking apart gently and shimmering before becoming whole again.
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