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Sara Zarr is an American author born on October 3, 1970. Her works are known for their deep character development and emotional nuance, primarily focusing on young adult literature. Zarr's books explore themes such as the challenges of adolescence, family relationships, and self-discovery.

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“he's a story i want to know from page one”

Knows Want Stories Pages

Author:Sara Zarr

“Life needed a fast forward button. Because there were days you just don't want to live through, not again, but they kept coming around and you were powerless to stop time or speed it up or do anything to keep from having to face it.”

Want Faces Needed Speed Buttons Powerless Stop Time

Author:Sara Zarr

“I understand that you can never have the whole picture; inevitably, there’s stuff you don’t know, can’t know. But when it comes to Cameron I always want more than I have, would like to be able to take hold of at least one or two more pieces, if only because I’m convinced there are parts of myself inside them.”

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Author:Sara Zarr

“This was a memory I wanted to keep, whole, and recall again and again. When I was fifty years old I wanted to remember this moment on the porch, holding hands with Cameron while he shared himself with me. I didn’t want it to be something on the fringes of my memory like so many other things about Cameron and myself.”

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Author:Sara Zarr

“I don’t want these memories to become slippery, to just disappear into the thin air of life the way most things seem to. I want them to stick – even the bad ones – so I repeat them often.”

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Author:Sara Zarr

“It's not words, so much, just my mind going blank and thoughts reaching up up up, me wishing I could climb through the ceiling and over the stars until I can find God, really see God, and know once and for all that everything I've believed my whole life is true, and real. Or, not even everything. Not even half. Just the part about someone or something bigger than us who doesn't lose track. I want to believe the stories, that there really is someone who would search the whole mountainside just to find that one lost thing that he loves, and bring it home.”

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Author:Sara Zarr

“The kind of life I want is to be a person who would get a personal note every day.”

Want Kind Persons Notes

Author:Sara Zarr

“Sometimes you want to hear your own mother's voice.”

Want Sometimes Mother Voice

Book:How To Save A Life

Source: How To Save A Life

“Sometimes you should have something you don't need but that you want.”

Want Needs Should Sometimes Should Have

Book:How To Save A Life

Source: How To Save A Life

“Don't ask me how I am,' I blurt. 'Please.' I want to keep feeling good. Just because the lights are on doesn't mean I have to look.”

Want Looks Mean Feelings Light Asks Please Feel Good Ask Me

Author:Sara Zarr

“I don't yell back at my mother. When I'm angry or scared or upset, I don't yell. I stay quiet. I've seen how she is, how she would get with Kent and with me and with other people, life if someone at the pharmacy got in the wrong line or asked too long a question, or if someone on the bus accidentally bumped her. I've watched her my whole life, the way people react to her. It doesn't actually help you get what you want, yelling and being like that. It only makes people think bad of you.”

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Author:Sara Zarr

“I get a message from my dad. In the mood I'm in, I tear up to see his name in my inbox, and imagine him down the hall in bed, propped on pillows, emailing me. "Hon,Enjoyed our gelato date the other night. I just want to say I'm proud of you for a lot of reasons. Also, I've attached a picture of my foot."He's such a weirdo goofball. I love him.”

Want Love Reason Age Night Names Imagine Feet Tears Proud Dad Bed Messages My Dad Mood Enjoyed Halls Pillow I Love Him Weirdo Proud Of You Inbox Gelato

Author:Sara Zarr

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Born: October 3, 1970
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