Someone Like You
Sarah Dessen
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
“There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.”
“You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.”
“You can't just turn your heart off like a faucet; you have to go to the source and dry it out, drop by drop.”
“I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her.”
“Don't be a fool. Don't give up something important to hold onto someone who can't even say they love you.”
“I've given lots of people chances," she said suddenly, as if Marion was still in the room to hear us. "But there's only so much faith you can have in people.”
“Macon: “It’s true. And if that doesn’t work, use the Jedi Mind Trick. But only if you really have to.” Halley: “The what?” Macon: “The Jedi Mind Trick.” He looked at me. “Didn’t you ever see Star Wars?”
“I wondered again why the right thing always seemed to be met with so much resistance, when you'd think it would be the easier path. You had to fight to be virtuous...”
“When I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a coloring book, with the inside not yet completed. All the standard features were there. but the colors, the zigzags and plaids, the bits and pieces that made up me, Halley, weren't yet in place. Scarlett's vibrant reds and golds helped some, but I was still waiting.”
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Book Keywords:
macon, friendship, halley, emotional, disillusionment, life, disappointment, relationships, someone-like-you
