Wisdom Quote by Sarah Dessen — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Nah," I said. "But if it does, just tell him I said to get back on the bike.”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome.”

“It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, 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'll do that much more to make sure it's even harder -if not impossible- to lose.”

“You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.”

“I felt tears prick my eyes as I looked down at the model again, looking at that girl and boy on the curb. Forever in that place, together.”

“You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.”

“Foolishness sleeps soundly, while knowledge turns with each thinking hour, longing for the dawn of answers.”

“To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.”

“You can't quantify blood. your blood can't be fractioned into parts. Just like the color of a person's skin doesn't make them less human, blood quantum doesn't make someone less Cahuilla.”

“Don’t follow someone else’s map. You should glean teachings from all directions, keeping true to those that bring progress yet remaining open to changes in yourself.”

“Not every ending is a failure. Some things dissolve only so you can finally see yourself without distortion”

“Each person you meet”