Carina Riso > Carina's Quotes

“The world is not a wish-granting factory.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Names are important, you know”
― Jonathan Friesen, Both of Me

“My world had become his, or his mine; it was hard to say”
― Jonathan Friesen, Both of Me

“Frightened that you'll be overcome by yourself? That a gentle monster inside of you might take over and never let go?”
― Jonathan Friesen, Both of Me

“Wanting and wishing are very different”
― Jonathan Friesen, Both of Me

“Well, if you're a mess then I'm a natural disaster."

"The cutest natural disaster I've ever seen.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“Chin up. There are other fish in the sea. It's a big ocean. Sometimes we need to catch and release a few before we find the keeper.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“Hayden?"
"Yes,Gia?"
"Nothing I just wanted to say your name”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“I like it when you're not perfect.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“Should we play Twenty Questions?"

"How would that work in this situation?"

"I could try to guess your preferences."

"My preferences in a kiss?"

I nodded, our faces still very close together.

"My preference is simple—you.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“I don't like the words 'I'm fine'. My mom tells me those two words are the most-frequently-told lie in the English lenguage.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“I never wanted anyone to have this much power over my emotions again. It was safer to keep to myself, to keep things on the surface. Things ended better that way.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“My preference is simple—you.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“I wanted him to like me because as much as I'd tried, I could no longer deny the fact that I liked him.”
― Kasie West, The Fill-In Boyfriend

“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.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You

“Too bad guys aren’t like Mr. Potato Head Where you can pick and choose which parts you want. Then we might come up with a guy who meets your standards.”
― Susane Colasanti, When It Happens

“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.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You

“Life would be so much easier if fictional boys were real.”
― Susane Colasanti, Keep Holding On

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

“We can’t help who we love. Love isn’t logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us.”
― Susane Colasanti, Something Like Fate

“Things fall apart, even when you think they're stronger than anything you could ever imagine.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You

“Even in a bad situation, there's always a positive side. Even if you can't see it yet.”
― Susane Colasanti, Take Me There

“She's not going to let go until she sees for herself that there's nothing left to hold on to.”
― Susane Colasanti, Take Me There

“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.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“You can never completely know anyone, no matter how well you think you do. There will always be some truth about them you don’t ever get to know.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“It’s unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“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.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“He never gives up on who I am or who I could be. He doesn't run away when things get complicated.”
― Susane Colasanti, So Much Closer

“Break the rules; there are no boundaries.
Conformity strangles the spirit.”
― Michael A. McLellan

“I should have" is one of the most tragic phrases in the English language. Live while you can.”
― Michael A. McLellan