I'm incredibly flattered when people tell me that my books helped them through high school. Because of my own experience, the thought that something I wrote might help someone who felt the way I did when I was a teen...that's huge. It awes me.
Sarah DessenThe mistakes you make now count. Not for everything, and not forever. But they do matter, and they shape you.
Sarah DessenBut unfriendly is usually one of those things you pick up on right away. You know, like B.O. There's no hiding it if it's there.
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