More quotes by Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

"My mother was strong, in all the ways I was weak. She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you will never know."
"I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed."
"Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you."
"Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?"
"Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're doing it out of fear."