Hayden Hamby

“I closed my eyes and saw not the flat black of the dark but something else. Something brighter, closer to light, shining small but ever steady. More than enough to go on as a part of me pushed up and out, finally, to meet it there.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“But sometimes, we all need a little help, whether we want to admit it or not.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“But as I dropped my hand from my eyes to say this to Jamie, I realized I couldn’t see him anymore. My view was blocked by my sister, who had moved to stand between us, one hand stretched out behind her, toward me.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“I realized all those times I'd felt people stare
at me, their faces had been pictures, abstracts. None of them were mirrors, able to reflect back the expression I thought only I wore, the feelings only I felt. Until now, this moment, as our eyes met. If there was a way to recognize something you'd never seen but still knew by heart, I felt it as I looked at his face. Finally, someone understood.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever