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Sarah Dessen is an American bestselling author known for her young adult novels. Born on June 6, 1970, she has written numerous books focusing on teenage girls' coming-of-age stories, exploring themes of family, friendship, love, and self-identity. Her works are praised for their emotional depth and realistic character portrayals, often appearing on The New York Times bestseller list. Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently lives in North Carolina with her family. Her notable works include 'Just Listen,' 'Along for the Ride,' and 'The Moon and More,' which have been translated into multiple languages and gained a global readership.

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“From up above, in a plane passing over, you’d just see one little light in all this dark, with no idea of the lives that were being lived within it, and in the house beside, and beside that one. So much happening in the world, night and day, hour by hour. It was no wonder we were meant to sleep, if only to check out of it for a little while.”

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Book:Along for the Ride

Source: Along for the Ride

“I thought of all the times we'd been together, how I kept coming closer, then retreating, while he stayed right where he was. A constant in a world where few, if any, really existed.”

Ifs World Together Constant

Book:What Happened to Goodbye

Source: What Happened to Goodbye

“In midair, dangling lost above the world.”

Book:Someone Like You

Source: Someone Like You

“Everything looks different when you're older, not staring up at the world but down upon it.”

World Looks Different Staring

Book:How to Deal

Source: How to Deal

“From what I could see, the hardwood was just fine. Then again, I'd just see a windmill and an open sky, too, never feeling the need to conquer either. You think it's all obvious and straightforward, this world. But really, it's all in who is doing the looking.”

Thinking World Needs Feelings Sky This World Fine Obvious Conquer Straightforward Windmills Hardwood

Book:The Moon and More

Source: The Moon and More

“It was such a weird thing how a breakup stretched much wider than you expected. You didn't just lose a person, but their entire world as well.”

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Book:The Moon and More

Source: The Moon and More

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Born: June 6, 1970
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