How ballsy it was to just assume you know, with one glance, the things another person could live without. As if it was the same for everyone, that simple.
Sarah DessenChange is inevitable, though," he replied. "As is disappointment. Best to get used to it now.
Sarah DessenBut the bottom line is that, as humans, we are by nature selfish creatures. The only way we care about anything, really, is by making it about us.
Sarah DessenItโs the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.
Sarah DessenDoesn't it seem sometimes that the whole world's uphill but at least we know the way back will be easy.
Sarah DessenThat sucks, though," Wes said finally, his voice low. "You're just setting yourself up to fail, because you'll never get everything perfect." "Says who?" He just looked at me. "The world," he said, gesturing all around us, as if this party, this deck encompassed it all. "The universe. There's just no way. And why would you want everything to be perfect, anyway?" "I don't want everything to be perfect," I said. Just me, I thought. Somehow. "I just wantโ
Sarah Dessen