Sometimes it seems safer to hold it all in, where the only person who can judge is yourself.
Sarah DessenWriting a novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.
Sarah DessenSometimes really, really bad things happen to people, and there is no explanation and no reason whatsoever.
Sarah DessenIt's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be true.
Sarah DessenI am the middle sister. The one in between. Not oldest, not youngest, not boldest, not nicest. I am the shade of gray, the glass half empty or full, depending on your view. In my life, there has been little that I have done first or better than the one preceding or following me. Of all of us, though, I am the only one who has been broken.
Sarah Dessen