Rachel Spangler > Quotes

“We understand that a family is something you make. I grew up hearing 'blood is thicker than water,' and maybe it's true, but in the gay community we've got more than water between us. We've got something stamped onto our DNA, something that marks us as belonging to each other every bit as much as we belong to our birth families. I'm not sure people outside the circle can ever fully understand a connection they've never experienced.”
― Rachel Spangler, Close to Home

“Baseball was a safe bet. Baseball also didn't have a girlfriend. Then again, baseball didn't have big brown eyes or show a little hint of cleavage under its uniforms. Decisions, decisions.”
― Rachel Spangler, Heart of the Game

“I know I wasn't the person you needed me to be before, but I can be if you'll let me.”
― Rachel Spangler, Heart of the Game

“She’s like a modern-day Emily Dickinson without the weirdly punctuated poetry.”
― Rachel Spangler, Seeking Approval

“Family doesn’t have to be based on blood. It can be something you build with people who love you, who cheer for you, who celebrate the ups and downs.”
― Rachel Spangler, Full English

“She's like a reverse M&M, all sweet and smooth on the outside with a tough shell inside.”
― Rachel Spangler, Does She Love You?

“I just wish she wouldn't make herself such an obvious target." "No one should have to worry about being a target. She's just a kid trying to graduate. It's the school's responsibility to keep her safe. It's the teachers' job to make sure we all get a fair shot here.”
― Rachel Spangler, Timeless

“Maybe because saying things into the world gives them a greater sense of gravity.”
― Rachel Spangler, Informed Consent

“What if stepping off the path isn't a sign you've gone wrong? What if it's a sign you were never meant to take that road in the first place?”
― Rachel Spangler, Timeless

“Spooning leads to forking.”
― Rachel Spangler, Perfect Pairing

“aren’t cheat days all about gluttony?” “They are, but we’re professionals here, not 17-year-olds on prom night. You can’t blow your wad in the first fifteen minutes.” “Seriously, your way with words, have you ever considered a career in poetry?”
― Rachel Spangler, Edge of Glory

“Why did the two most important things in her life have to require her attention at exactly the same time?”
― Rachel Spangler, Heart of the Game

“She swore this time around she'd listen to her instincts, and right now they told her to be careful. She'd had to fight hard for everything she had, and risking everything for a little fun didn't seem wise.”
― Rachel Spangler, Heart of the Game

“I don’t think we’ll ever have the answer for sure, but I suspect when a woman owns everything she’s always known she wanted, the only place left to turn is the unknown.”
― Rachel Spangler, Spanish Surrender

“Needing and getting don't always go together.”
― Rachel Spangler, Heart of the Game

“I am here asking you to go a step further, to be the one who lifts me up, who holds me accountable, who makes me better, and I’m asking you to let me be the person who does those things for you.”
― Rachel Spangler, Full English

“You've got an answer for everything... It's one of the side effects of being right all the time.”
― Rachel Spangler, Close to Home