--- title: "11 Close Thought Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Close Thought quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Close Thought sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/blossom-9423_horrific_the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-cl_719352.jpg" --- > [The most horrific thing about getting close to someone is the thought that at any point, they could lose complete interest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blossom/the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-close-to-someone-is-the-thought/) [Blossom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blossom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/blossom-9423_horrific_the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-cl_719352.jpg) > [No matter how close thought sticks to the actual, it follows its own rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-the-actual-it-follows-its-own/) [Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/mason-cooley-92_matter_no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-th_2374845.png) > [Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lewis/coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wanted-can-help-you-attain-what/) [Sarah Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/sarah-lewis-16690_helping_coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wan_1748935.jpg) > [Even though I can't be with you close , your always in my thought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine/even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-your-always-in-my-thought/) [Christine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/christine-6423_close_even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-yo_2803226.jpg) > [“Too close, I thought. There was nothing wrong with fire… as long as you didn't stand too close. Something to keep in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becca-fitzpatrick/too-close-i-thought-there-was-nothing-wrong-with-fire-as-long-as-you/) [Becca Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becca-fitzpatrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/becca-fitzpatrick-321_dangerous-people_too-close-i-thought-there-was-nothing-wr_296193.png) > [“We were too close, I thought, I'd never been so close to him except in a dream or when he cupped his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/we-were-too-close-i-thought-i-d-never-been-so-close-to-him-except-in/) [André Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/andre-aciman-459_andre-aciman_we-were-too-close-i-thought-i-d-never-be_232142.jpg) > [“People who would be that close to her, she thought, a matter of a few arms' lengths, looking, looking, and they would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-vreeland/people-who-would-be-that-close-to-her-she-thought-a-matter-of-a-few/) [Susan Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-vreeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/susan-vreeland-15670_quote_people-who-would-be-that-close-to-her-sh_1304871.jpg) > [“Death is very close, he thought. When you think in this manner. I can feel it, he decided. How near I am.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/death-is-very-close-he-thought-when-you-think-in-this-manner-i-can/) [Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/philip-k-dick-502_death_death-is-very-close-he-thought-when-you_388331.jpg) > [“It made me start to wonderif there were other people so loney so close. I thought about "Eleanor Rigby." It's true, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-safran-foer/it-made-me-start-to-wonderif-there-were-other-people-so-loney-so/) [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/jonathan-safran-foer-136_thought_it-made-me-start-to-wonderif-there-were_1700429.png) > [“So close, I thought. A shorter fence, a fatter dog, and everything would be different. But wasn't that always the way. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/so-close-i-thought-a-shorter-fence-a-fatter-dog-and-everything-would/) [Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/sarah-dessen-110_big-picture_so-close-i-thought-a-shorter-fence-a-fat_2496954.png) > [“We peep out, but what do we see, really? Mirror reflections of our own selves, our bloodless, feeble countenances, devoted to nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/we-peep-out-but-what-do-we-see-really-mirror-reflections-of-our-own/) [Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/philip-k-dick-502_death_we-peep-out-but-what-do-we-see-really-mi_2218549.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/close-thought/#itemlist", "name": "Close Thought Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most horrific thing about getting close to someone is the thought that at any point, they could lose complete interest in you", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Blossom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blossom/the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-close-to-someone-is-the-thought/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/blossom-9423_horrific_the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-cl_719352.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/blossom-9423_horrific_the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-cl_719352.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/blossom-9423_horrific_the-most-horrific-thing-about-getting-cl_719352.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most horrific thing about getting close to someone is the thought that at any point, they could lose…” — Blossom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No matter how close thought sticks to the actual, it follows its own rules.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mason Cooley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-the-actual-it-follows-its-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/mason-cooley-92_matter_no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-th_2374845.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/mason-cooley-92_matter_no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-th_2374845.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/mason-cooley-92_matter_no-matter-how-close-thought-sticks-to-th_2374845.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No matter how close thought sticks to the actual, it follows its own rules.” — Mason Cooley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Lewis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lewis/coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wanted-can-help-you-attain-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/sarah-lewis-16690_helping_coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wan_1748935.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/sarah-lewis-16690_helping_coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wan_1748935.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/sarah-lewis-16690_helping_coming-close-to-what-you-thought-you-wan_1748935.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could,” — Sarah Lewis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even though I can't be with you close , your always in my thought", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine/even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-your-always-in-my-thought/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/christine-6423_close_even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-yo_2803226.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/christine-6423_close_even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-yo_2803226.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/christine-6423_close_even-though-i-can-t-be-with-you-close-yo_2803226.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even though I can't be with you close , your always in my thought” — Christine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Too close, I thought. 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