Quotes from book

If You Could See Me Now

“Don't ever take for granted when people look in your eyes; you have no idea how important it is to be acknowledged. Even if it's an angry stare, because it's when they ignore you, when they look right through you, that you should start worrying.”

“Love was one of those feelings that you could never control.”

“Imagining and fantasizing did nothing but break her heart.”

“I felt that my views and philosophies had been changed overnight. The philosophies that i had gladly carved in stone, recited and danced upon.”

“Children are the ones that know exactly what's going on in the world, you know. They 'see' more than adults, 'believe' in more, are honest, and will always, 'always' let you know where you stand.”

“The more you try to simplify things the more you complicate them. You create rules, build walls, push people away, lie to yourself and ignore true feelings. That is not simplifying things.”

“That was all part of giving someone a piece of your heart; they ended up taking a whole chunk of your mind and reserving it all for themselves.”

“Her silence was worth more to her than a thousand words. In that silence, she had peace and clarity. Except during the night, when her own jumbled thoughts would keep her awake.”

“Not like a heart, which let people in without permission, held them in a special place she never had any say in and then yearned for them to remain there longer than they planned.”

“Sighs and silences and avoided conversations are just as important as the things you do talk about.”

“If invisible people eat invisible food does invisible wind blow invisible trees?”

“I think I wished for you all of my life.”

“well i think its quite obvious that if you're going to rely on something to carry your wishes, you might as well know where exactly it has come from and where it intends on going”

“If you love something, let it go. if it was meant to be, it will come back to you.”

“the important thing is not what we (look) like, but the role we play in our best friend's life.”

“To hell with you all, I DO believe”

“There is no advice that I can give you, you will just have to trust yourself that when the time comes, you'll make the right decision.”