"I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you for good."

— Sarah Dessen (What Happened to Goodbye)

"Outside, the ocean was crashing, waves hitting sand, then pulling back to sea. I thought of everything being washed away, again and again. We make such messes in this life, both accidentally and on purpose. But wiping the surface clean doesn't really make anything neater. It just masks what is below. It's only when you really dig down deep, go underground, that you can see who you really are."

— Sarah Dessen (What Happened to Goodbye)

"We make such messes in this life, both accidently and on purpose. But wiping the surface clean doesn't really make anything any neater. It just masks what is below. It's only when you really dig down deep, go underground, that you can see who you really are."

— Sarah Dessen (What Happened To Goodbye)