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Sarah Dessen Quotes

American - Writer | June 6, 1970 -

I was born in 1970 in Illinois, but all the life I remember I've spent in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Life Remember Born Hill I Was Born

I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were.

Parents Always Big Because Were

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

Writing Remember Long I Can Way

In high school, I was lucky enough to have a big group of girlfriends that have really inspired a lot of the stories in my books. I'm still close with my friends from that time, so it's never very hard to put myself back into that place, that voice.

Time Myself School Voice High School

I was so thrilled that I was having a girl, because I just am so girly myself, but I think the teenage years are going to be very interesting.

Girl Myself Think Interesting Years

I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what a hard job it is now, and I'm coming at it from another angle - like you just love and care about this person so much, and just want to protect them from everything.

Love Mother Job Think Care You

I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen.

Love School Teen College Writing

I'm famously secretive about my work. Nobody reads my books till they're finished.

Work Nobody Books Finished Secretive

On the whole, I think I spent a lot of high school just trying to stay under the radar: I don't think I was all that memorable.

School High School Think Trying High

I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something else: a collection of short stories, or writing about something other than high school. A lot has happened to me since I was eighteen.

Love Good School Me Writing Short

If I had to pick, I'd say my favorite book is 'A Prayer For Owen Meany', by John Irving.

Prayer Book Say Favorite Pick Had

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.

Love Me Calm Inspire Back Down

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