It's always very pure, that last moment before an ugly, unsettling truth hits someone. The most stark of before-and-afters.
Sarah DessenThat was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good.
Sarah DessenIf there was a way to recognize something you'd never seen but still knew by heart, I felt it as I looked at his face. Finally, someone understood.
Sarah DessenEverything looks different when you're older, not staring up at the world but down upon it.
Sarah Dessen