Sarah Dessen Quotes

She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope." "Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the only way to begin." -Rohan to Win

When you want what you want more than you fear what you want, you will have it.

I don't take anything for granted. There are 500 other girls right behind me. And I know that, because I was one of them.

I have no understanding as to why you wouldn't try to make what you're passionate about work for you.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

To get hwat you want out of life, all you really need to do is be honest about it, don't be afraid to go for it, and have fun while you do it -- and you'll eventually get it.

[We need to push] for what we want, not just what we can get.

When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don't stop. There has to be something else. I think it's the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.

Don't go for what you know you can get. Go for what you really want.

All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.

... people who don't want something are less likely to get it than people who do want something.

Everything worth doing starts with being scared.

You can be anything you want to be. You can be a street sweeper, if you want. Just be the best blasted street sweeper you can be . . . And, you know you can be mayor.

All human activity is prompted by desire.

Desire is the factor that determines what your definite purpose in life shall be.

I would see people on TV, or I'd see bands I really liked, and I thought, 'I want that.'

In this journey, the fear creeps in from time to time. The hint of that is there because there's an unknown factor to everything. That's true in everyone's life. I don't choose to live there; I let it spark me.

I think there are lots of reasons to take projects. Being scared about one is always good.

I worried so long that I would sing to empty bars my whole life. I was singing my guts out; there would be five people into it.

I always knew I wanted to act, but I never knew when and what would be the right time.

It's super easy to do what Conor does. He earned something. Then, he looks over the fence - he looks for something new - and it's very easy to be motivated for something new.

I have always been a person with big aspirations, and I have always been confident I could take my opportunity, but you never know until you are out there.

When I say I want to become a legend, some people say it's pretentious. For me, it's a challenge. My desire, a dream. I'm not saying I'll get there, but it's what I want.

I remember all the stages in my career where I almost didn't have enough confidence to try for something, almost didn't have the guts to follow something I was excited about doing, because I didn't know anyone else who'd done it, or other people made me question it.

Do not be afraid to want a lot.