Clarisse David > Quotes

“Now was not the time to start ogling him like he was the last available slice of her favorite mango ice cream cake.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“With a jolt, Lance realized Melissa was pretty. No, not the type that would make him stop in the middle of his morning runs on Iloilo River Esplanade, his gray running shoes scraping against the pavement as he skid to a halt. He realized Melissa was pretty the same way he sometimes caught himself singing along to a song he didn’t even like on the radio. The knowledge sneaked up on him.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“She pretended he was nothing more than vapor, which was pretty impossible considering he was six feet and two inches of delicious boy.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“She didn’t dare voice the question out loud. Having a discussion with her father was as dangerous as swimming in a twelve-foot pool. The possibility of drowning was very real.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“Lance wanted to push her buttons. Well, she was going to show him they were locked away in a secure vault with a fifteen-digit security code he was never going to have access to.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“I’m too sophisticated for all this high school romance nonsense.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“He stood in front of the aisle containing shampoos, staring down at the array of products with his intense, deep-set eyes. Melissa had never wanted to be a bottle of Rejoice so much in her entire life.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“They should forget everything and move on, put a thousand Band-Aids on the wounds they inflicted on each other.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“I did offer your daughter my heart on a silver platter, but she sliced it nice and thin before giving it back to me.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“If she could tell what he was thinking, she was going to wrap her fancy braid around his neck and simply pull.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“I don’t know.” Then, he tapped his temple and said, “You’re just stuck here.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance

“Melissa had never been interested in meditation or yoga, because she liked to think she was the type of person who didn’t need to be. Some other girl grabbed the last pair of the gold flats she’d been eyeing for months? She didn’t even blink. The waiter spilled Coke all over her notes? Fine with her. As the principal’s daughter, Melissa learned long ago to reign in her temper. But there was something about Lance that lit up a spark of rage inside her.”
― Clarisse David, Keeping the Distance