Quotes from So Much Closer

“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, quote from So Much Closer

“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, quote from So Much Closer

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

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

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

“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, quote from So Much Closer

“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, quote from So Much Closer

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

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

“Sometimes in the midst of all your boy drama, you just need a cupcake.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“It's up to me to create the life I want.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“He never gives up on who I am or who I could be. He doesn't run away when things get complicated.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“Now that I know where this life is going, it's time to decide how I'll get there.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“Just when it seems like life is getting good, something always has to come along and ruin it.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“Waiting for my real life to start is no excuse to waste the life I have right now.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“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 the endless possibilities. And through their eyes, you start to see yourself the same way. As someone who can make a difference in this world. If you're lucky enough to find that person, never let them go.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“Apparently, it used to be extremely common for families to have two parents. They stayed together because that’s what all the other parents did. Now there are so many options, so many different ways to be a family. So many ways to rip a family apart.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“But maybe those things are like background noise if you’re from here. Maybe you have to experience this as a whole new place to appreciate it like I do.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“The only person I can count on is myself. It's up to me to create the life I want. I can't blame my parents or Scott or anyone else for the way things are.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“I just never stopped believing that what I wanted could be real.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“He appears to be pointing at a massive water tower, all hinkered down overlooking the river.
'That's an old one.' This ancient, dark metal thing. It looks like a shadow of itself.
'Wait for it,' John says.
'For what?'
'It.'
A few minutes later, the sun slips behind the water tower. The effect is like a total solar eclipse, with the water tower blocking the sun.
'Whoa.'
'Thanks. I arranged that myself.”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

“Seriously, if we stayed inside the lines on everything we’re supposed to be doing, we wouldn’t get anything done. Know what I mean?”
― Susane Colasanti, quote from So Much Closer

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