Lisa Schroeder > Quotes

“Was it hard?" I ask.
Letting go?"

Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.”
― Lisa Schroeder

“When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a good way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. It's like fireworks in your heart all the time. I always wondered, do opposites really attract? Now I know for sure they do. I'd grown up going to the library as often as most people go to the grocery store. Jackson didn't need to read about exciting people or places. He went out and found them, or created excitement himself if there wasn't any to be found. The things I like are pretty simple. Burning CDs around themes, like Songs to Get You Groove On and Tunes to Fix a Broken Heart; watching movies; baking cookies; and swimming. It's like I was a salad with a light vinaigrette, and Jackson was a platter of seafood Cajun pasta. Alone, we were good. Together, we were fantastic.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Guilt reminds me of a stray cat. You chase it away and yet, it comes back when you least expect it. If you let yourself feel pity for it and feed the thing, it parks its ugly, puny, lonely-for-attention butt on your doormat and won't go away. Scat kitty cat, scat. I don't need you sitting around here like that.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Joy, not sorrow.
Laughter, not tears.
Life, not death.
Love, not blame.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Oftentimes
when I read a book,
I want to savor
each word,
each phrase,
each page,
loving the prose
so much,
I don't want it
to end.

Other times
the story pulls me in,
and I can hardly
read fast enough,
the details flying by,
some of them lost
because all that matters
is making sure
the character
is all right
when it's over.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“My reflection tells one story.
My heart, a different one.

The difference is,
hearts don't lie.
Mirrors do.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Come with me,' Mom says.
To the library.
Books and summertime
go together.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Memories might keep him alive but they might kill me.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a good way, you don't even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. Its like fireworks in your heart all the time.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Some mornings,
it's hard to get
out of bed.

Sleep lures you
like a stranger
with a piece of candy.

Follow me.
It will be okay.
I promise.

You know better,
but still you follow,
because you really do
love candy.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“If tears could bring him back, there'd be enough to bring him back a hundred times.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“What I believe
is that life
is music and fabulous foliage,
but it's also cancer and wars.

That's just how it is.

Maybe God could do better.

But shit, so could we. ”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“There is something
comforting
about a lighthouse.
In the dark of the night,
hold on to the light,
and you’ll get
back home safely.

I need a personal lighthouse.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I get it. Sometimes you want to remember. And sometimes you need to forget.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I see
red, burning love
disappear
forever.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Is being a jerk one of the five stages of grief?”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song- the lyrics, the melody, the mood- can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Life is so freaking hard. How do people do it? How do people get up every day and deal with the shit? It really makes you understand why there are so many messed-up people in the world. I mean, it's tough, trying to deal with demands coming at you from all sides.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“In that moment i realize a circle of love is ten times better than a procession of sorrys.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“I don't want to worry
I don't want to be sad
I have so much to be happy about”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“She trusted him.
She had faith in him.
And he left her forever.
Something tells me she's not forgetting that anytime soon.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Maybe it's not about determination
or love
or how hard
you can fight
Maybe it's just bout fate
and what
is meant to be”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“I've realized therapy is incredibly therapeutic.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“People always say
chocolate makes
everything better.

I say friends make everything better.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“You more than anyone should be in my dreams.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“To plan it all would take away from the fun and the excitement of what's to come. Let the day reveal itself to me in its own time, in its own way. I am yours, Today. I am yours.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“One time Mom told me the people
you can be quiet with
are the ones
you are the most comfortable with.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“The more you can share,
the less lost you feel. ”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“Aren’t the scariest things in life
Those things you can’t see?”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Right and wrong
Black and white
And many shades
Of gray
I want color in my life
Color in my dreams.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Another long run, hoping to put distance between me and everything else. The farther, the better. Only problem is, the distance is just temporary, because no matter how far I go, I always have to come back.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“I wish
for the breeze to
blow away
our troubles.

I wish
for the sun to
dry out
our sorrows.

I wish
for the friendship
to fill up
our hearts.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“One picture will have to be enough.
Just like
one day
will have to be
enough.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I see you.

Because in you,
I see me.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“Okay.
I will go.
But only if
you will give me
your guilt
to take
with me.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“Dare: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
I dare you.
Three stupid words.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“My heart breaks.
Also not the first time.

I long to go after him.
To find him
and hold him
and kiss him
in the loveliest of gardens.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Best friends are together through it all. Like soil & roots. One needing the other through chilling winters, scorching summers, through hailstorms & lightning Strikes. They weather it together.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“It's like
the silence
that follows

the beautiful song.

Or
the darkness
that follows

the glitter in the air.

He knew
what to do
to make it better.

As I walk toward
the door,
I take a deep breath.

I know
what to do
to make it better.

As he
embraced me,
I will
try to embrace
this day
that follows

the day before.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I'm in a castle
standing in a tower,
looking down through a window
at the beautiful garden,
the sun setting in the distance.

The beauty in the moment
brings tears to my eyes.

Sky blue pink,
the backdrop for
roses in ever color
blooming in the garden.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“Music is so personal.”
― Lisa Schroeder

“How many days was I like that? Pretending to listen, but not hearing a word? Pretending to care when I hated it all? Pretending to live when I was dying inside?”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“He is
better than warm fall colors
better than beautiful music
better than doughnuts and coffee”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“I wanted to freeze
in the moment in my mind
forever
because there's nothing better
than flutters of the heart”
― Lisa Schroeder, Far from You

“The stars are duller than an old pocket knife, they used to sparkle like five-carat diamonds.”
― Lisa Schroeder, I Heart You, You Haunt Me

“He reaches over for my hand. Holds it there, on my leg. My heart skips a beat, and I gave his hand a little squeeze as I put all of my carefully selected words away.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“Thank you for a lullaby last night.
Thank you for the boy who sang it.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“sometimes, love is loud.
sometimes, love is quiet.

Always, love is my mom.”
― Lisa Schroeder, The Day Before

“I write a note and tape it to my window--

I'M NOT A DETECTIVE.
BE SPECIFIC!”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn

“If you consistently say thanks, being grateful is easy.”
― Lisa Schroeder, Chasing Brooklyn