Quotes From "Take Me There" By Susane Colasanti

Because if you take a risk, you just might find...
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Because if you take a risk, you just might find what you're looking for. Susane Colasanti
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Do you like Rhiannon more than me?" ... They're two completely different concepts. When a girl asks you a question like that, there's no way you can be honest. They say they want you to be honest, but then they get all upset when you are. You can't win. There's no way to win. There are questions you just can't answer without manipulating the truth. Susane Colasanti
Somewhere underneath it all, I know he doesn't deserve to...
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Somewhere underneath it all, I know he doesn't deserve to take up space in my brain. Susane Colasanti
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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. Susane Colasanti
There's this total manwhore phenomenon happening, where even the geeks...
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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. Susane Colasanti
That's the cool thing about having a best friend. They...
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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. Susane Colasanti
Words are like people, I think. Put too many of...
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Words are like people, I think. Put too many of them too close together and they cause trouble. Carolee Dean
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I also got the impression that having a lot of money can turn a decent person into an asshole. Susane Colasanti
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But all I really learned is that money is powerful enough to bend the rules. Rhiannon:0, Dad:1. Susane Colasanti
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No one can save me except myself. Susane Colasanti
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I got words in me, Jess, fighting to find a way out. Sometimes there's so many words and they get so crowded in my skull I think my head is gonna explode. I want to write them down. I've tried, but most of the time my thoughts and my feelings are bigger than what I can get on paper. Carolee Dean
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She goes on to explain about how need to not only listen to what the other person is saying but try to hear the meaning behind their words. But my thing is that if you want someone to understand what you're saying, you should say what you mean. Susane Colasanti
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Those who have witnessed executions say there is no sound worse than the weeping of mother watching her son being put to death. They're wrong. There is one sound that is worse. There is silence. Carolee Dean
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I wish my life were a movie and I could take it into the editing room and totally cut this part out. And some other parts. Some other parts definitely need to be cut. Susane Colasanti
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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. Susane Colasanti
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I know what it's like to have secrets. Ones that are way traumatic. Ones that are so awful you can't tell anybody, even though you're dying to. So I'm not going to talk about this with anyone. It's the right thing to do. Karma and all. Susane Colasanti
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Just because a person chooses to express themselves in an extreme way doesn't mean they have an extreme personality. Susane Colasanti
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REBELby Tatyana DiasI have the might of separating the fight between darkness and light. With ashes that surpasses my sight, crime in time slashes, isolating my rights. I speak with my eyes, and visualize with my mind. I'm on a quest that has left me possessed and stressed 'cause I envy the blessed and pity the depressed. You can whip me, strip me, crucify me to a cross; my imagination within my deepest destination will not fall! . Susane Colasanti
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I want revenge, but I don't want to screw up my karma. Susane Colasanti
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She's not going to let go until she sees for herself that there's nothing left to hold on to. Susane Colasanti
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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. Susane Colasanti
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Because my life isn't going to wait around while I figure out how to make it work. Susane Colasanti
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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. Susane Colasanti