“ If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp. Deb Caletti
“ What is it about hairdressers? You tell them 'not too short' and some part of their hairdresser brain hears this as 'whack the shit out of it.' If you never say, 'not too short,' everything is fine. Y… Deb Caletti
“ So I put up with bad behavior in the name of loving the way I thought you were supposed to love. Deb Caletti
“ People can attach themselves to something--an idea, another person, a desire--with an impossibly strong grip, and in the case of restless ghosts, a grip stronger than death. Will is a powerful thing.… Deb Caletti
“ A person shows signs of clutching on too fast, of being needy, of not hearing the word "no," of jealousy, of guarding you and your freedom. But the signs can be so small they skitter right past you. S… Deb Caletti
“ Truth was funny, because it was an insistent thing, maybe as powerful and insistent as some force of nature, the push of water or wind. You could keep it out only so long, but it had its own will and… Deb Caletti
“ Maybe it was wrong, or maybe impossible, but I wanted the truth to be one thing. One solid thing. Deb Caletti
“ The magic of purpose and of love in its purest form. Not televison love, with its glare and hollow and sequined glint; not sex and allure, all high shoes and high drama, everything both too small and… Deb Caletti
“ You can forget that other people carry pieces of your own story around in their heads. I've always thought--put together all those random pieces form everyone who's ever known you from your parents to… Deb Caletti
“ I've heard that people stand in bad situations because a relationship like that gets turned up by degrees. It is said that a frog will jump out of a pot of boiling water. Place him in a pot and turn i… Deb Caletti
“ I had always had a little problem looking out for myself in love. I was afraid people would leave me. So I sort of clung and did everything possible to keep someone around. I didn't have a hard talk w… Deb Caletti
“ This is what I know. Don't settle for 40, 50, or even 80 percent. A relationship-it shouldn't be too small or too tight or even a little scratchy. It shouldn't take up space in your closet out of guil… Deb Caletti
“ It took me years to figure out that upset was upset, and tumultuousness was not the same thing as passion. Love isn't drama. Deb Caletti
“ I shouldn't have to be a liar to make someone love me. I shouldn't be so afraid of losing someone that I'll do anything to make them stay. Deb Caletti
“ You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for. Deb Caletti
