Just me and the future, finally together. Now there was a happy ending I could believe in.
Sarah DessenHe doesn’t love me. He might still love me as I was at fifteen, when I didn’t know any better. When I trusted everyone. I’m not that person any more. He’s just a boy. He was the first to really hurt me, but he’s just a boy. There were a lot of them.
Sarah DessenIt took a lot of work to be perfect. If you didn’t want to break a sweat, there was no point in even bothering.
Sarah DessenI've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way.
Sarah DessenThe mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.If you take nothing else from what I've been through, at least remember this: make your choices well. Because you'll always be accountable for them. That's what being an adult is all about.
Sarah Dessen