Sarah Dessen Quotes

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

Being a mom has affected me in the greatest way possible - and in a necessary way. Having my son has helped me to be grounded, and I feel like with a child you have to really think about things all the way through.

Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.

The 10 or 20 minutes I was somebody's mother were black magic; there is no adventure I would have traded them for.

Being a mother impacts every aspect of your life. It's a rite of passage which gives you an entirely different outlook on things.

There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood.

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.

Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul.

I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness.

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.

I'm not thinking about me that much anymore. Every time I look, I'm looking for my daughter, you know? If I'm in a store, I'm looking at baby clothes. It's so much cuter to find things for her than to find things for me.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

I love being a mum. Sophia is so funny and has a great personality.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.

I am loving being Momma. I really, really am.

My entire life changed when I became a mother - my priorities, my understanding, appreciation of life, and my relationship with God.

Motherhood changed me because it is so fundamental what you're doing for another person. And you are able to do even though it takes a lot.

Being a mom has changed me forever.

Before you have children, you mostly think about the world in terms of yourself. And when you become a parent, the focus shifts to somebody else.

Babies make you do things for them. They get you up and they get you moving.

When you have a kid, it changes your life. It reminds you, this is my life now: I'm responsible for this tiny person. It's so surreal.