There was no short answer to this; like so much else, it was a long story. But what really makes any story real is knowing someone will hear it. And understand.
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 DessenI wondered again why the right thing always seemed to be met with so much resistance, when you'd think it would be the easier path. You had to fight to be virtuous.
Sarah Dessen