Just Don't Fall Quotes

“Maybe it’s not too much. Maybe you’ve just grown used to not enough.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“That was actually why I was standing outside Parker’s apartment door when she flung it open last night. I came back because I didn’t want to let the night end without kissing her. Or asking her if she wanted me to kiss her for real.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“I notice there’s a fourth cup, one she didn’t gesture to. “And what’s that one?” “That’s a chai latte,” Parker says. “For me.” “And what if chai lattes are my signature drink?” I deadpan. Without any hesitation, Parker pushes the cup my way. “Then it’s yours.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“I don’t want her to think she only looks beautiful when dressed up or something. Because the truth is, Parker looks every bit as beautiful walking around the Summit in her work clothes or or in leggings and a pair of skates. I actually prefer her in skates. Maybe even to the pink dress she’s wearing now.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“You are the very best fake boyfriend I’ve ever had,” she says softly.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“Did you wear my jersey?” I ask. I can’t not ask. And yeah, maybe it makes me a brute or an egomaniac or whatever. But I have to know. Parker’s smile is soft. “Of course. I’ve only ever worn your jersey, Logan.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“Logan is my business,” she says. “Not yours.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“I gave Aaron your number. The one he had must have been wrong. He said it went to some business.” It sure did: Franco’s Birthday Clowns. Because after the dinner with my parents and the Wagners, that’s the number I gave him.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“Parker,” he says in a warning tone that still makes me want to cower. Even if now, I don’t. My father isn’t a cruel man. Just overbearing and demanding, running our household like a business, doling out commands and expecting our immediate compliance.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“And there’s nothing sisterly about how I feel now, standing this close to her.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“But then I remember how he was in the conference room earlier. Hard. Angry. Dismissive.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“Back in the day, she had the singular ability to make me smile, something I rarely had reason to do. She was always overflowing with energy and big ideas, like some kind of fiery woodland sprite fueled by straight espresso.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“I was going to say something I meant to tell you earlier. You look beautiful, Pete.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“But I realize safe isn’t something I usually feel. The mere idea creates a vacuum of longing inside my chest, like some black hole yawning and waiting to be filled.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“The truth is—I don’t hate dancing. I rarely dance, but only because that usually means being somewhere public. And being somewhere public means people are watching me, maybe even filming me. It’s hard to let go and enjoy when that’s on my mind.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“She was always overflowing with energy and big ideas, like some kind of fiery woodland sprite fueled by straight espresso.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“No—my crush on hockey’s beautiful bad boy began on a typical Tuesday night fifteen years ago when he shared a half-eaten chocolate chip cookie with me and told my brother to stop being a jerk.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“No thanks! I’ll take my beef ramen along with my independence, thank you very much.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“She laughs then, which was my goal, and I catch a glimpse of the girl I remember. If Parker wasn’t laughing, she was smiling. Always. She was a compact ball of sunshine who drove away the constant storm cloud I lived under. For a while.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“(Because let’s face it—all teenage boys exist on a sliding scale of stupidity.)”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“That I don’t want to fake date her as some move for my career. I want to really date her because I really want to.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“We’re not done yet,” he says, leading me next door to Book Smart, which is, in my opinion, the best independent book shop in the state. “We’re going to the bookstore?” I ask in a hushed whisper. “If that’s okay?” Oh, it’s more than okay.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“She’s not going to fall.” Felix doesn’t look up as he says this, blocking Alec’s shot and sending the puck my way. “I’m not worried,” I mutter. There’s no way Felix knows the double meaning his words carry. But I can’t miss it.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall

“I gave Aaron your number. The one he had must have been wrong. He said it went to some business.” It sure did: Franco’s Birthday Clowns. Because after the dinner with my parents and the Wagners, that’s the number I gave him. It’s what Aaron deserves. Clowns.”
― Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall