When I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a colouring book, with the inside not yet completed.
Sarah DessenIf you didn't always have to choose between turning away for good or rushing in deeper. In the moments that it really counts, maybe it's enough - more than enough, even - just to be there.
Sarah DessenYou can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.
Sarah DessenIt was like when you're a little kid and you run into your teacher or librarian at the grocery store or Wal-mart and it's just so startling, because it never occurred to you they existed outside of school.
Sarah Dessen