There comes a point when things are undeniable and can't be hidden any longer. Even from yourself.
Sarah DessenYou just walk over there and into the office and say, 'Hey, be my prom date,'" he said. "It's that simple.
Sarah DessenClearly, sharing something could take you a long way, or at least to a different place than you'd planned. Like a friendship or a family, or even jsut alone on a curb on a Saturday, trying to get your bearings as best you can.
Sarah DessenIt was like that part of my life, was just gone. It was almost too easy, for something I once thought had meant everything.
Sarah DessenBehind the camera, I was invisible. When I lifted it up to my eye it was like I crawled into the lens, losing myself there. and everything else fell away.
Sarah DessenShe knew I could tell with one glance, one look, one simple instant. It was her eyes. Despite the thick makeup, they were still dark-rimmed., haunted, and sad. Most of all though, they were familiar. The fact that we were in front of hundreds of strangers changed nothing at all. I'd spent a summer with those same eyes-scared, lost, confused-staring back at me. I would have known them anywhere.
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