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Susane Colasanti, born on May 1, 1973, is an American author known for her works that focus on the lives of teenagers. Her writing, characterized by its authenticity and close-to-life touch, has earned her widespread acclaim.

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Famous Susane Colasanti Quotes

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

Love Is Risk

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“TOP FIVE WAYS PEOPLE CAN SURPRISE YOU 5. Just when you think they’ve given up on you, they prove that they never will. 4. They find a way to speak up after staying silent for so long. 3. They defend you when you least expect it. 2. By showing you how life can get better now. 1. By helping you find a place to belong.”

People Thinking Way Long Helping Speak Given Five Prove Silent Surprise Get Better Staying Given Up Better Now

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“Happiness is not limited. There’s enough for everyone.”

Enough

Author:Susane Colasanti

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

Ifs Real Would Be Boys Easier

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“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.”

Ifs Should Has Beens I Can Kids Together Speak Easy Dark Inspire Abuse Shame Corners Ashamed Neglect Bullying Worth It Spotlight Inspire Others

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“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.”

Knows Happens Worst Make Me Happy Whatever Happens Time Of My Life Worst Times

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

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

Ifs Hard Bullying Bully Bullied Being Bullied

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“Your life can end in a flash before you even have time to know it’s over. There is no safe. There is no control.”

Knows Ends Safe Flash

Book:Something Like Fate

Source: Something Like Fate

“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.”

Knows Way Long Different Whole Interesting One Day Long Time Different Ways

Book:Something Like Fate

Source: Something Like Fate

“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.”

Ifs Helping Sides Saws Streets Hair Walking Crosses Excuse Scary Flags Humidity

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

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

Mean Persons Next Next Day

Author:Susane Colasanti

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

Who You Are Versions Locked

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“But life’s never easy when you need it to be.”

Needs Easy

Book:Waiting For You

Source: Waiting For You

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

Felt

Book:Waiting For You

Source: Waiting For You

“but then you realize that this ‘whole package’ everyone’s looking for is unattainable. No one can be everything you want them to be.”

Want Whole Realizing Packages Unattainable

Book:Waiting For You

Source: Waiting For You

“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.”

People World Way Two Matter Seeing No Matter What

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“Never give up on your dreams. No matter how many people say it’s impossible, no matter how difficult your journey is, you can create your ideal life. Your heart’s desires can become reality. Make things better now by taking steps every day to get closer to the life you want. And never, ever give up.”

Source: Keep Holding On

“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.”

Way Different Whole Certain Sides Inspire Setting Settings Connecting

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“Waiting for my real life to start is no excuse to waste the life I have right now.”

Real Waiting Right Now Waste Excuse Real Life No Excuses

Author:Susane Colasanti

“When someone rips your heart out, there's nothing you can do to change how you feel about them. You just have to keep feeling that way until it goes away. Until it never does.”

Way Feels Heart Doe Feelings Can Do Rip How You Feel

Author:Susane Colasanti

“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.”

Way Want Persons I Can Parent Blame

Author:Susane Colasanti

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

Long Deserve I'm Sad Deserve To Be Happy

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

“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.”

Knows Sometimes Happens Moving Knowing Fate Okay Exciting Scary Moving Forward Supposed To Be Best Things Instant Not Knowing

Book:Something Like Fate

Source: Something Like Fate

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

Moving Depressing

Book:When It Happens

Source: When It Happens

“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.”

Want Writing I Can Moving Written Obsessive

Book:Waiting For You

Source: Waiting For You

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

Way Stills Shows Waiting Letting Go Hiding Show Me Soulmate Find Me Waiting For You

Author:Susane Colasanti

“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.”

Heart Cry Broken My Heart Normal Yeah Stomach

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Enough Interest Sticks Maintaining

Book:When It Happens

Source: When It Happens

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

Knows I Can Care Laughing Tables Don't Care Bullying

Book:Keep Holding On

Source: Keep Holding On

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

Needs Soul Dies Share Mates Epic Soul Mate

Book:All I Need

Source: All I Need

“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.”

Problem Possibility Majors Major Problems Love Actually

Book:All I Need

Source: All I Need

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

Heart Mean Possibility Findings Stronger Following Rejection Allowing Follow Your Heart Fear Of Rejection Finding True Love

Book:All I Need

Source: All I Need

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

Knows Should Kind Soul Your Soul Mates Soul Mate Radar

Author:Susane Colasanti

“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.”

Ifs Feels Wells Persons Shows Challenges Deals Too Much Easier Tests Unhappy Right Person Wrong Person Too Much Work

Author:Susane Colasanti

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

Want Stills Worst Want Him I Still Love Him

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“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.”

People Ifs Real Together Happened Worst Okay Absolutes

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“No one is worth wasting a gorgeous weekend over.”

Weekend Gorgeous

Author:Susane Colasanti

“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?”

Ifs Reason Warning Dump Your Boyfriend

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Want Stills Girl Universe Boys Twisted Dumped Dumped Her

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Feels Stills Turns I Still Love Him

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Knows Space Brain Deserve

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Waiting Figures Keep Moving Forward

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Way Mean Persons Personality Extremes

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“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.”

Ifs Thinking Want Giving Believe Mean Sometimes Happens Hurt Chance Risk Scary If You Believe

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Left Letting Go

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“No one can save me except myself.”

Save Me

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“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.”

Knows Feels Pain Suffering Knowing Friends Novelists Explaining Best Friend Cool Things Special Friend

Author:Susane Colasanti

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

Want Revenge Karma Screws Screw Ups

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“I have to get my life back on track. Order as an antidote to chaos. Calm after the storm.”

Order Chaos Calm Track Storm Antidote Back On Track

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

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

Ifs Might Risk

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

About the Author

Born: May 1, 1973
Known for: Author
Quotes: 155

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