Susane Colasanti > Quotes

“If a girl starts out all casual with a guy and she doesn't tell him that she wants a relationship, it will never become a relationship. If you give the guy the impression that casual is okay with you, that's all he'll ever want. Be straight with him from the start. If he gets scared and runs away, he wasn't right for you.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“Too bad guys aren’t like Mr. Potato Head Where you can pick and choose which parts you want. Then we might come up with a guy who meets your standards.
- Maggie”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“I'd rather be weird and happy than normal and miserable.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“Where you can never sleep because of noisy brain.No matter how tired you are. It's impossible to accomplish anything but lying here in bed. Frustrated and victimized at three in the morning.”
― Susane Colasanti

“I want to be the kind of person who can do that. Move on and forgive people and be healthy and happy. It seems like an easy thing to do in my head. But it's not so easy when you try it in real life.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“It's about how you're like a lighthouse, always searching far into the distance. But the thing you're looking for is usually close to you and always has been. That's why you have to look within yourself to find answers instead of searching beyond.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“I can't take it anymore. The waiting. The wanting. Something inside me snaps. I hate myself. I hate that I have to deal with this. I hate my life. And I hate how I can't count on anyone to be completely there when I need them, exactly the way I need them to be.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“I have a theory that the answers to all of life's major questions can found in a John Mayer song.”
― Susane Colasanti

“Even in a bad situation, there's always a positive side. Even if you can't see it yet.”
― Susane Colasanti, Take Me There

“For one day there will be nothing left, yet we will have something. -me-

I tried to wait for my life to begin. Something has to happen. Like an amazing boy. I know he's out there. I just have to find him.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Things fall apart, even when you think they're stronger than anything you could ever imagine.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“It's weird how time can change something you thought would always stay the same.”
― Susane Colasanti

“I'm thinking that it might actually be possible for things to work out sometimes. Definitely not everything and maybe not the way you imagined. But sometimes, when you least expected it, life surprises you.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“We’re never gonna understand women. They’re way too complex. You’ve got too many variables to consider. PMS, bad hair days, miscellaneous mood swings . . . there’s no way to tell what’s causing their attitude.
- Mike”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“We can’t help who we love. Love isn’t logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate

“There are some things I can't control, & that's just the way it is.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“If you have to explain about how something's supposed to feel, it takes away all the magic.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“It feels incredible to be outside when I’m supposed to be inside. The sensation of freedom is intoxicating.
- Sara”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Do you believe in fate?"
"I guess, but . . . its more about creatng the life you want so you can make that fate a reality. You know?”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Walks are never as good during the day. At night, when everyone's apartments are lit up and you can see inside, that's where the action is. Everything about this fascinates me. Windows, lampposts, building facades. Looking into other people's lives. The way it all comes together, this entity greater than the sum of its parts. I feel inspired. I'm excited about my future life. ”
― Susane Colasanti, Take Me There

“Tobey puts the CD on. Then he comes over and hugs me. I lean my head on his chest.
'I want to know everything about you,' he whispers.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“You can never completely know anyone, no matter how well you think you do. There will always be some truth about them you don’t ever get to know.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“It's just like John Mayer says in "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". When it's this bad, you have to get out or you'll get burned.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“I mean, maybe under the surface, somewhere that's hard to see, I've known it had to end for a long time. I just never thought I'd be the one to end it.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“One of the most amazing things that can happen is finding someone who sees everything you are and won't let you be anything less. They see the potential of you. They see endless possibilities. And through their eyes, you start to see yourself the same way. As someone who matters. As someone who can make a difference in this world.
If you're lucky enough to find this person, never let them go.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“It’s unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“The stupid thing about anger is how people hurt you and then you let them keep hurting you by being angry about how they originally hurt you. It’s a vicious cycle.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“We know each other in a way that no one else can. We share a history that makes us permanently connected.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate

“A geek is like a dork. Someone who’s on the fringe, who you
wouldn’t want to hang out with. A nerd is someone too weird and smart to fit in with the masses. Like
me.”
“You’re not a nerd!”
“It’s okay. I know who I am. I consider it a compliment. I like when people tell me I’m weird.” I cram
four Cheez Doodles into my mouth. “I mean, why be normal? ”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“All I know is, if we don't eat soon I'm going to chew off a limb. And I can't guarentee it'll be mine.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate

“Things don’t get better just because you want them to.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“I'm sorry.'
Congratulations.'
Can you tell me why you're so upset?'
The thing is, Tobey should get this. I mean, he's gotten everything else about me. And I don't want to explain it all. So much of it has to do with jealousy, and I know it's stupid to be mad at him because he had a life before me. But I am anyway.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“It’s interesting how something that comes so easily to one person can be so impossible for someone else.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“You can’t ever know the real anybody unless you’re friends with them. And sometimes not even then.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate

“Do you want to be with Dave for the rest of your life?” Then he rips off a piece of paper and picks up
the smallest charcoal stick from my set. He writes something. He passes it over to me.
It says:
Time will tell.
“And while you’re waiting,” he says, “don’t settle for anything less than what you really want.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Too bad Einstein’s dead. I’m sure he would have appreciated my latest discovery
within the space-time continuum.The closer you are to experiencing a monumental event, the longer time
stretches out. It makes you feel alone”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“I'm so excited that my stomach is in a jiggle-jaggle of nerves.
There they go again.
Jiggle.
Jaggle.
I'm a mess.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“I want deeper connections with the people around me. I need to reach out more. Because not everyone leaves. Sometimes if you reach out, the person you’re trying to reach will be right there waiting.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“The rain fluctuates between drizzle and torrential. It messes with your mind. It makes you think things will always be like this, never getting better, always letting you down right when you though the worst was over.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“No one can be everything you want them to be.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“Anyway, shes still getting to know you," Mike says. "Chicks are like that. They base how much tey like on you an emotional level. They have to be into your personality first, and then they decide they want you. But if a guy thinks a girl is hot, he'll learn to like her personality later. It's two different worlds, man.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Physical attraction that strong is addictive. And knowing that kind of magic isn’t just a fantasy makes me want to find it again. But what about being with someone who makes me a better person? What about sharing my life with someone who adores me as much as I adore him, whom I can always count on, who helps me find my way when I’m lost?”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“I want to tell Tobet about when i was standing in this exact same place last summer, wishing for him to be real. But it's hard to remember life before Tobey. He makes eveything seem possible. Like whatever you feel is true, really true in your heart, you can make happen. And you just know, when it happens, its for real. And there are a million possibilities.
Like the possibility of going separate ways.
Together.”
― Susane Colasanti

“But this is such a "Wheel" moment. That song rocks. The best part is where John Mayer says how our connections are permanent, how if you drift apart from someone there's always a chance you can be part of their life again. How everything comes back around again.”
― Susane Colasanti

“Standing in the line at the food court, I try to be myself. But I forget how I usually stand when I'm myself.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“Last words of wisdom.If your parents are screewed up, don't turn into them. Use them as an example of what not to be- be yourself instead. you can overcome your fears, you can change, you can make your life into what you've always wanted it to be. Maybr not tomorrow but soon. So hang in.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting For You

“Maybe there is no one perfect person and anyone you end up with will eventually make you think there’s someone better out there.”
― Susane Colasanti

“The past doesn't just disappear after it's happened.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“Not even a repeat of Dawson’s Creek makes me feel better.”
― Susane Colasanti

“I'm not sure if our friendship is strong enough to survive into next year when we’re away at college. But. We know each other in a way that no one else can. We share a history that makes us permanently connected. So I have to hope for us. All I can do is hope.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate