Quotes From "Keeping The Moon" By Sarah Dessen

If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs. Sarah Dessen

As Isabel acted out her date, both of them laughing, I stayed in the kitchen, out of sight, and pretended she was telling me, too. And that, for once, I was part of this hidden language of laughter and silliness and girls that was, somehow, friendship. Sarah Dessen

If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place, you have already achieved something wonderful, before you even begin. Forget failure. If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again! Sarah Dessen

For once, you believed in yourself. you believed you were beautiful and so did the rest of the world. Sarah Dessen

Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine. Sarah Dessen

The important thing to remember, ... is that you are a human being and worthy of respect. Sarah Dessen

Norman picked up a sketch, glanced at it, then put it back down on the table. "I saw Bea Williamson this morning, " he said in a low voice. "Lurking about looking for cut glass." "Oh, of course, " Mira said with a sigh. "Did she have it with her?" Norman nodded solemnly. "Yep. I swear, I think it's almost gotten. . bigger." Mira shook her head. "Not possible." "I'm serious, " Norman said. "It's way big." I kept waiting for someone to expand on this, but since neither of them seemed about to, I asked, "What are you talking about?" They looked at each other. Then, Mira took a breath. "Bea Williamson's baby, " she said quietly, as if someone could hear us, "has the biggest head you have ever seen." Norman nodded, seconding this. "A baby?" I said. "A big-headed baby, " Mira corrected me. "You should see the cranium on this kid. It's mind-boggling. Sarah Dessen

Because it is so hard, in any life, to believe in what you can't fully understand. Sarah Dessen

I knew from experience that no matter how much you turn things in your head, trying to make sense of them, some people just defy all logic. Sarah Dessen

There's a kind of radar that you get, after years of being talked about and made fun of by other people. You can almost smell it when it's about to happen, can recognize instantly the sound of a hushed voice, lowered just enough to make whatever is said okay. I had only been in Colby for a few weeks. But I had not forgotten. Sarah Dessen