Emma St. Clair > Quotes

“Isn’t that love? Wanting what’s best for the other person, even if it breaks your heart?”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“Maybe it’s not too much. Maybe you’ve just grown used to not enough.”
― 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

“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

“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

“It doesn’t have to be that bad, I tell myself. Just turn off your mind, do what he says. Don’t let him touch your emotions. Wall them up. It will be fine. You will be fine. You’re a survivor.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

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

“My tone is light, but my inner voice is saying things like, Marry me. How many children should we have? I prefer sapphires and emeralds to diamonds.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin

“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

“My list is one word. And it’s not a character trait. It’s a name.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“He laughs again, and I think that I need to secretly record the sound. I could probably play it for plants and make flowers bloom, even on non-flowering varieties. It's that magical.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin

“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

“Can women win? Sometimes, it doesn’t seem as though we can. We’re tarts, or we’re frigid. Weak or overbearing.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“With zero hope of ever having a six pack and a jaw that will never cut through anything at all, I’m more side character material. The funny one. The friend.”
― Emma St. Clair, The Pocket Pair

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

“fell for her the first time I met her, when we were just children. Within moments, she’d grabbed my heart straight out of my chest. Metaphorically, obviously, and she’s held it ever since. She has no idea, of course. That’s the thing about her. She’s winsome and charismatic, like a star burning so bright you can’t NOT stare. But too humble to see herself that way. Seraf is as angelic as her name. Gorgeous, with the kind of beauty that shines through from somewhere deep inside. Yeah, I know. That sounds like straight out of a cheesy love story. The thing is, it’s true.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“But whatever my reasons, whatever my baggage, I take responsibility. I still made choices—many wrong choices. Can I blame Callum or anyone else for seeing only my past? I could try to tell Callum how I’ve changed—about my breakdown, my therapy, the changes I’ve made in the past two years. I haven’t just turned over a new leaf. I uprooted the whole plant before starting from a new seed. He wouldn’t believe it though. Callum is going to believe what he wants. Which serves my purposes just fine. He believes I’m still a rogue and I’ll force him to face his feelings about Serafina. She’ll get her happily-ever-after, and I’ll … well. I don’t know. I would disappear to my duchy, but if I don’t perform for Uncle, I won’t have that for long. He’ll find a way to turn the conservatorship into ownership.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“You are the very best fake boyfriend I’ve ever had,” she says softly.”
― 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

“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

“I could be worthy of her. I would give up everything for her. If she really needed me to marry her to keep the crown and to prevent her from marrying the lecherous Prince of Valdonia, I would. I would do anything for her. Including marrying her when she sees it as duty. I’d have a lifetime to convince her it’s love. To win her over.”
― Emma St. Clair, Royally Rearranged

“After celebrating any of our successes, she would always hug us and tell us that we did a great job, and now it was time to dream bigger.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin

“God does unexpected things. He doesn’t play by our rules or fit into the neat boxes we like.”
― Emma St. Clair, The Billionaire Benefactor

“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

“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

“I read because kicking people is frowned upon.”
― Emma St. Clair, Merritt and Her Childhood Crush

“stop with all the flirting and the touching and the pretending!"
Van's face shifts, and before I can blink, he's trapped my magazine wielding hand in his. Our faces are much too close as he says, "Who said anything about pretending?”
― Emma St. Clair, Runaway Bride and Prejudice

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

“What do I want?
Her. Only ever her.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend