land of what might have been

But that was the problem with having the answers. It was only after you gave them that you realized they sometimes weren’t what people wanted to hear.

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—	Sarah Dessen (The Truth about Forever)

I just want to share some of my favorite lines from Sarah Dessen’s Truth About Forever… I hope you’ll like it too.

“That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it’s reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking.”

“I don’t know. Just because someone’s pretty doesn’t mean she’s decent. Or vice versa. I’m not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they made things interesting.” -Wes

“Life can be long or short, it all depends on how you choose to live it. it’s like forever, always changing. for any of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. you can never know for sure, so you’d better make every second count. what you have to decide is how you want your life to be. if your forever was ending tomorrow, is this how you’d want to have spent it?”

“Never would forever, with all its meanings, be so clear and distinct as in the true, guaranteed end of the world.”

“But it was okay not to fit in everywhere, as long as you did somewhere. ..”

“It’s not that I believe everything happens for a reason. It’s just that … I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It’s the universe’s way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It’s how life is.”

“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you’ll never understand what it’s saying.”

“It didn’t make you noble to step away from something that wasnt working, even if you thought you were the reason for the malfunction. Especially then. It just made you a quitter. Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to take another shot.”
— Sarah Dessen (Along for the Ride)

Life is full of screwups. You’re supposed to fail sometimes. It’s a required part of the human existence

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—	Sarah Dessen - Along for the ride

A reminder to myself :)

“Forget failure.If things don’t work out the way you
want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!” -Sarah Dessen

Hey, and for what it’s worth? Friends don’t leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.

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—	Lock & Key, Sarah Dessen

If 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.

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—	Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“You can‟t act like you care about someone but not let them care about you.”

-Lock and Key, Sarah Dessen

“Everything, and everyone, had its purpose. The rest of the world, too often, might have missed that.” Good Morning Monday!