You can’t violate someone’s trust and expect there to be no consequences. Susane Colasanti More Quotes by Susane Colasanti More Quotes From Susane Colasanti When your heart is shattered into a million pieces, all you can do is try to keep holding on. You breathe. You try to fall asleep. You try to not think about him. Susane Colasanti heartfallthinking 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. Susane Colasanti bullyingdarkkids 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. Susane Colasanti longpeoplethinking 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. Susane Colasanti worst-timesmake-me-happywhatever-happens And there are a million possibilities. Like the possibility of going separate ways. Together. Susane Colasanti possibilitytogetherway I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn’t love me enough to stick around. Susane Colasanti maintainingsticksenough Sometimes in the midst of all your boy drama, you just need a cupcake. Susane Colasanti cupcakesdramaboys 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. Susane Colasanti perspectiveproblemtrying Because I still love him. You can't just turn love off. You still feel it. Susane Colasanti i-still-love-himturnsfeels Maybe the package comes in a different shape than we originally thought it would. Susane Colasanti packagesshapesdifferent Life would be so much easier if fictional boys were real. Susane Colasanti realwould-beboys Happiness is not limited. There’s enough for everyone. Susane Colasanti enough When I’m a teacher, I won’t be using red pens to grade papers. Red pens will forever be associated with criticism and bad grades in my mind. I don’t want this person to get their short story back with harsh red pen marks all over it. Purple is much friendlier. Susane Colasanti purpleforeverteacher SEEING BELIEVING what’s in front of you is not necessarily the entire story Susane Colasanti seeingstoriesbelieve I wish emotional bruises healed like physical ones. Susane Colasanti bruisesemotionalwish 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 Susane Colasanti teensbullyingculture Girls with the beauty-and-brains thing going on are the most intimidating girls in the world. Susane Colasanti girlbrainworld 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. Susane Colasanti ice-creambadassdegrees If I’d stopped believing that my life would eventually get better, I don’t think I would have survived high school. Susane Colasanti believeschoolthinking Love isn't logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us. Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. Susane Colasanti get-betterchoicessometimes
