Yes, it sucked getting dumped. But wasn't it better to just be brutally honest? To admit that your feeling for someone is never going to be powerful enough to justify taking up any more of their time? I was doing him a favor, really. Freeing him up for a better opportunity. In fact, I was a practically a saint, if you really thought about it. Exactly.
Sarah DessenSo I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride.
Sarah DessenRemy: Did you really believe, that first day, that we were meant to be together? Dexter: You're here, aren't you?
Sarah DessenIt's always very pure, that last moment before an ugly, unsettling truth hits someone. The most stark of before-and-afters.
Sarah DessenObviously it won't all run smoothly. But it's important to awknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn fromt them.
Sarah Dessen"Which is completely out-of-line behavior. Then you are wholly within your rights to stomp on their foot." "No," Delia said, over her shoulder. "Actually, you're not. Just excuse yourself as politely as possible, and get out of arm's reach." Kristy looked at me, shaking her head. "Stomp them." she said, under her breath. "Really."
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