Ninja By Night

“This true difference in me now: I had these experiences, these tales, more of this life. So maybe it wasn’t the fairy tale. But those stories weren’t real anyway. Mine were.”

― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

“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

“It shouldn’t be easy to be amazing. then everything would be. It’s the thing you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something difficult to come by, you’ll do that much more to make sure it’s even harder—or impossible— to lose.”

― Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride

“It seemed safer to hold it in, where the only one who could judge was me.”

― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“So you’re always honest,” I said.
“Aren’t you?”
“No,” I told him. “I’m not.”
“Well, that’s good to know, I guess.”
“I’m not saying I’m a liar,” I told him. He raised his eyebrows. “That’s not how I meant it, anyways.”
“How’d you mean it, then?”
“I just…I don’t always say what I feel.”
“Why not?”
“Because the truth sometimes hurts,” I said.
“Yeah,” he said. “So do lies, though.”

― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen