I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left …

Sarah Dessen
733 citations
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 above me. It was only a matter of time before something fell. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). Dreamland, p.129, Penguin
Time
32

More Author Quotes

It shouldn't be easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something's difficult to come by, you'l … ▶
Maybe marriage, like life, is'nt only about the big moments, whether they be good or bad. Maybe it's all the small things — like being guided slowly forward, surely, day after day — that stretches ou … ▶
She smiled, pulling the photo a little closer, and I wondered if I should ask her, too, the question for my project, get her definition. But as she ran a finger slowly across the faces, identifying e … ▶
As if at the age of eighteen life already sucked beyond any hope of improvement. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). This Lullaby, p.116, Penguin
Quiet and incredible. I really envy that. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2006). The Truth About Forever, p.71, Penguin

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes