I was tired of hanging on, taking the torn pieces to make something wh…

Sarah Dessen
733 citations
I was tired of hanging on, taking the torn pieces to make something whole with them. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). That Summer, p.123, Penguin
Hope
26

More Author Quotes

Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you? He thought for a second, then said, I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appea … ▶
I waited. Because with Eli, he was never trying to get you to finish for him. He always knew where he was going, even if it took a little while to get there. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2009). Along for the Ride … ▶
Maybe my sister and I shared more than we thought. We were both waiting and wishing for something we couldn't completely control: I wanted to be alone, and she the total opposite. It was weird, reall … ▶
I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left to study, or sleep, or just breathe. I felt pulled in all directions, fighting to keep all these obligations circling in the air … ▶
I remembered Owen telling me how music had saved him in Phoenix, that it drowned everything out, and it was the same for me now. As long as I had something to listen to, I could blur the things I did … ▶

I was tired of hanging on, taking the torn pieces to make something whole with them. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). That Summer, p.123, Penguin

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes