14 Sarah Dessen Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sarah Dessen

American Writer

Born: Jun 6, 1970

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I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away. Sarah Dessen

Paper Wrapping Minute Throw Write Notes Away

My books are so tame! Sarah Dessen

Books Tame

When I was a teen, I was never really into the captain of the football team or the student body president. The guys I liked were quirky and different: They listened to music I'd never heard of, never had lunch or gas money, and could always make you laugh. Sarah Dessen

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I always wished I could move around and switch schools. It was hard to have these radical transformations. You'd think, 'I will be a totally different person tomorrow,' but it never worked. Sarah Dessen

I've changed in my sympathies since I've become a mother myself. In high school I went through a period where I was close with my mom and had to break with her in order to find myself and come back. Since that was my experience, that's often what happens in my books. Sarah Dessen

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I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were. Sarah Dessen

Parents Big Mostly Reader Because Always Were

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember. Sarah Dessen

Writing Remember Long Way One-Way Another Been

I'm famously secretive about my work. Nobody reads my books till they're finished. Sarah Dessen

Work Finished Books Secretive About Nobody Reads Till

I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something else: a collection of short stories, or writing about something other than high school. A lot has happened to me since I was eighteen. Sarah Dessen

Love Good Me Writing School Try Other Else High Collection Would Some High School About Something Something Else Point Since Like Ya Been Lot Fit Than Short Eighteen Stories Happened Short Stories Really

If I had to pick, I'd say my favorite book is 'A Prayer For Owen Meany', by John Irving. Sarah Dessen

Prayer Book Say Favorite John Had Pick

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once. Sarah Dessen

Teenagers are a great audience and they are fearless about asking what they want to know. Sarah Dessen

Great Teenagers Fearless About Know Audience Want Asking

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