Susane Colasanti quotes:

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.

This body is yours. It is your home. The keeper of your soul. The resting place of your spirit. No one can ever take that away.

Following your heart means allowing the possibility of finding true love to be stronger than the fear of rejection.

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.

If you see someone being bullied, make it stop. Why is that so hard for us to do?

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

No one can save me except myself.

There's this total manwhore phenomenon happening, where even the geeks are player now. It's like Manhattan is this giant playground and guys want to keep playing forever.

But if your boyfriend, out of nowhere and with no advance warning whatsoever, dumps you for no apparent reason, is it really about you? Or is it all him?

And there are a million possibilities. Like the possibility of going separate ways. Together.

That's the tricky thing about being bonded to someone for life. Blake and his dad are bonded like I'm bonded with Erin. We're irrevocably tied together by history, a history that can never be erased. Even if you want to deny it, even it you want to pretend it never existed, it will always be a part of you. It will always, in some way, define who you are.

I deserve to be happy. I'm sad it took me so long to get that. But I get it now.

You'll get through this. And I know it's impossible to believe right now, but it gets better. Trust me.

Somewhere underneath it all, I know he doesn't deserve to take up space in my brain.

Maybe it's impossible to find everything you want in one person. Maybe everyone in your life gives you certain things you need. And your friends give you the rest of what you can't get from your boyfriend.

Because if you take a risk, you just might find what you're looking for.

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.

I want revenge, but I don't want to screw up my karma.

All I can do is hope.

And yeah, it got better. My stomach eventually went back to normal. I didn't cry every day. But my heart. My heart will always be broken.

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.

I still love him. And here's the worst part. I want him back. - Ree

Because I still love him. You can't just turn love off. You still feel it.

My thing is that I'm in love with love. Actually, I'm in love with the possibility of true love. Which could be considered a major problem.

Standing in the line at the food court, I try to be myself. But I forget how I usually stand when I'm myself.

So I'll send my parents money, and maybe they can get a bigger place, too. They can even relax when they're older, the way they deserve to. Without having to worry about how they're going to survive. But for now, I'm the one who has to survive.

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?

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.

And I just think that if you believe in something and you want it so much and you're not hurting anyone else, you have to go for it. Which sometimes means taking a risk, even if it's scary. But the thing you want most to happen doesn't stand a chance unless you give it one.

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.

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.

Because my life isn't going to wait around while I figure out how to make it work.

But life's never easy when you need it to be.

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.

But the absolute worst was when people asked if I was okay. Because then I had to admit that it was real, it happened, and we weren't together anymore.

But the thought of moving on from something I never had is depressing.

But you can't get to the place you most want to be without taking a chance.

Derek's like, "So . . . what do you want to do first?" "I don't know." "Feel like ice cream?" "It's, like, three degrees out." "That's why getting ice cream would be badass.

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?

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.

Even in a bad situation, there's always a positive side. Even if you can't see it yet.

Everyone at his table laughs. They know I can hear them. They just don't care.

FACTS Fact #1 Mean people suck. Fact #2 Bad things happen to good people. Fact #3 Good doesn't always prevail over evil.

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.

Girls with the beauty-and-brains thing going on are the most intimidating girls in the world.

Happiness is not limited. There's enough for everyone.

He has to wair for another load of laundry to get done. So I wait with him. I lean back against the couch, sitting really low the way I like. I scrunch over and put my head on his shoulder. We sit like that for a long time. Watching other people's laundry dry. <3

He never gives up on who I am or who I could be. He doesn't run away when things get complicated.

How can someone who means so much to a person mean nothing the next day?

How could something that felt so right actually be so wrong?

I can't tell how much of our connection is because of the things we still have in common or the one thing that bonds us for life. But no matter what happens, I know I can totally count on Erin for anything. And she knows I'd do anything for her.

I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn't love me enough to stick around.

I just want to write. It's like once I get those obsessive thoughts out of my head, once they're written down, they're somehow set free and I can move on.

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.

I thought following a straight road would lead me right to my destination. Like the road would just take me there because I was following all the rules. And if the road curved, I couldn't be sure about where I was going. But look where it got me. Maybe it's time for a detour.

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.

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.

I wish emotional bruises healed like physical ones.

I'd rather be weird and happy than normal and miserable.

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.

If I'd stopped believing that my life would eventually get better, I don't think I would have survived high school.

If you have to explain about how something's supposed to feel, it takes away all the magic.

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.

I'm so excited that my stomach is in a jiggle-jaggle of nerves. There they go again. Jiggle. Jaggle. I'm a mess.

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.

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.

I'm trying to paint an underwater ocean scene. It's just not working. My queen angelfish is supposed to have these bright yellow eyes and electric-blue stripes along the edge of her fin. Instead, it looks like I'm trying to paint a fried egg with some blue bacon. Maybe I can pass it off as postmodern.

In what twisted universe would a girl who's just been dumped still want to be friends with the boy who dumped her?

It feels incredible to be outside when I'm supposed to be inside. The sensation of freedom is intoxicating. - Sara

It is easier with the right person. A good test of a relationship is how well you both deal with challenges. If one person is more invested, it shows. If you're with the wrong person, it feels like too much work. But if you're unhappy more than you're happy, it's not the right relationship 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.

It's interesting how something that comes so easily to one person can be so impossible for someone else.

It's interesting how you can know someone for a long time, and then one day you just see them in this whole different way.

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.

It's like once everyone decides who you are, you're locked into their version of you and that's it.

Its so weird how connecting with someone in a different setting can bring out this whole other side of them. Like how certain places inspire us to act in ways we normally wouldn't.

It's unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.

It's up to me to create the life I want.

It's weird how time can change something you thought would always stay the same.

I've already lived through the worst time of my life. So I know that whatever happens to me from now on, nothing will ever be as bad as it was back then. That makes me happy.

Just because a person chooses to express themselves in an extreme way doesn't mean they have an extreme personality.

Just when it seems like life is getting good, something always has to come along and ruin it.

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.

Life would be so much easier if fictional boys were real.

Love is never guaranteed. Love is a risk we take because we hope it will make us happy.

Love isn't logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us. Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.

Maybe but... if being impulsive means ruining other people's lives, then maybe I should just stay the same.

Maybe it's just hart to see what's right in front of you while you're frantically searching for it.

Maybe the package comes in a different shape than we originally thought it would.

Maybe there is no one perfect person and anyone you end up with will eventually make you think there's someone better out there.

My hair is so scary that if you saw it walking down the street, you'd cross to the other side. This humidity is not helping. It's just an excuse for my hair to let its frizz flag fly.

No one can be everything you want them to be.

No one is worth wasting a gorgeous weekend over.

No one should be ashamed to speak up. Shame makes it easy for neglect and abuse and bullying to stay huddled together in their dark corner. It's time to throw the switch on this spotlight. If I can inspire other kids to speak their truth, then everything I've been through will have been worth it.

No two people can see the world in the same way. No matter what you're looking at, no one is seeing it the same way you are.

Not even a repeat of Dawson's Creek makes me feel better.

Now that I know where this life is going, it's time to decide how I'll get there.

Oh and P.S.? I am in dire need of more coffee. Industrial strength.

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.

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?

Rien ne va arrêter ma quête pour te trouver" No one will stop my quest to find you.

School would be way more tolerable if everyone wasn't so afraid to be who they really are. And if everyone else would let them.

SEEING BELIEVING what's in front of you is not necessarily the entire story

She's not going to let go until she sees for herself that there's nothing left to hold on to.

Sometimes in the midst of all your boy drama, you just need a cupcake.

Still hiding and afraid to let go. Waiting for you to find me uncover me and show me the way.

Tell me about it. It's so hard to deal with a single parent. They take out all their anxiety on you. It's like, she's so angry all the time. And I didn't even do anything!" "That's so wrong." "Yeah." "Where's your dad?" "I don't know. My mom had me when she was still in high school, so . . ." "You don't see him at all?" "No, and I don't want to. I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn't love me enough to stick around.

Thats all I need. To find a soul mate to share my life with. To have a love so epic it will never die.

That's the cool thing about having a best friend. They know what your pain feels like already, so you don't have to explain it.

The huge problems we deal with every day are actually really small. We're so focused on what bothers us that we don't even try to see our lives from a clearer perspective.

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.

The past doesn't just disappear after it's happened.

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.

The unknown is scary the Unknown can also be exciting. Your life could change in an instant anytime. But sometimes, that change is the best thing that will ever happen to you.Maybe I don't have to know what my fate is to know that everything will be okay. Maybe the not knowing is how we move forward. Wherever I'm headed, I know it's exactly where I'm supposed to be.

The whole thing about bullying is: yes, the culture has to change. Yes, teens have the power to change it. It's not going to happen overnight, but this is definitely something that I want to start motivating teens to do today." - Publisher Weekly

There are some things I can't control, & that's just the way it is.

There should be some kind of radar that lets you know when your soul mate is nearby.

Things don't get better just because you want them to.

Things fall apart, even when you think they're stronger than anything you could ever imagine.