Keeping The Moon Quotes

• Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.

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  Self   Brave   World  

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• You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one day, Morgan said something and you laughed, and I remember thinking it was really cool because it meant something. You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one.

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  Thinking   One Day   Three  

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “Last Chance”, p.126, Hachette UK

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• I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way.

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  Who I Am   Might   Way  

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.171, Penguin

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• As impossible, in fact, as keeping the moon... So I looked down the line at all my friends, knowing I would always remember this. And then I turned my gaze back up to the sky, and put my faith in that moon and its return.

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  Moon   Sky   Knowing  

  "Keeping the Moon". Book by Sarah Dessen, September 1, 1999.

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• It's true. It's like the hidden secret that no one tells you. we can all be beautiful girls, Colie. it's so easy. it's like Dorothy clicking her heels to go home. You could do it all along.

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  Beautiful   Girl   Home  

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.217, Penguin

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• Mayonnaise is a lot like men, it can make everything much better, adding flavor and ease to your life. Or, it can just be sticky and gross and make you nauseous"- "Keeping the Moon

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  Moon   Men   Flavor  

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• I don't believe in failure, because simply by saying you've failed, you've admitted you attempted. And anyone who attempts is not a failure. Those who truly fail in my eyes are the ones who never try at all. The ones who sit on the couch and whine and moan and wait for the world to change for them.

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  Believe   Eye   Waiting  

  Sarah Dessen (2011). “Last Chance”, p.140, Hachette UK

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• I'm really interested in the idea of anomynity and familiarity. And sunglasses, you know, are so indicatitve of that. I mean, they're worn by some people to hide themselves. But they're also a fashion statement, meant to be noticed. So there's a dichotomy there.

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  Fashion   Mean   Ideas  

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• You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one.

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  Kind   Persons   Keeping The Moon  

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.189, Penguin

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