SARAH DESSEN

"Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you."

"I realized how truly hard it was, really, to see someone you love change right before your eyes. Not only is it scary, it throws your balance off as well."

"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."

"I like flaws. I think they make things interesting."

"If you didn't love him, this never would have happened. But you did. And accepting that love and everything that followed it is part of letting it go."

"You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs."

"No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot."

"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."