429 Quotes by Deb Caletti

But what I wanted back had never really been there. He was a temporary illusion, a mirage of water after walking in the desert. I had made him up. And he could have killed me. You’ve got to stop the ride sometimes. Stop it and get off.

Rejection, though – it could make the loss of someone you weren’t even that crazy about feel gut wrenching and world ending.

We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love – it is not the book itself, but the binding.

That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.

If you look up “charming” in the dictionary, you’ll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells and magic. Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?

It’s hard to be all that you can be on carrot sticks and criticism.

It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.

Oh, every person is a book with chapters. Some are glorious and some are dark and ugly. Every person survives something.

Supposedly there’s an actual, researched link between extreme creativity and mental illness, and I believe it because I’ve seen it with my own eyes.