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“Love was destructive, dangerous. It was safer on pages, and these books were enough of an experience for me.”
― The Upside of Falling
― The Upside of Falling
“I’m not sure I can handle another person walking out on me.” “Then let me show you that I can be the one who stays.”
― The Upside of Falling
― The Upside of Falling
“It was like, if love couldn’t exist in reality, at least it was alive in fiction. Between the pages it was safe. The heartbreak was contained. There was no aftermath, no shock waves. I mean, there’s a reason all books end right after the couple gets together. No one wants to keep reading long enough to see the happily ever after turn into an unhappily ever after. Right?”
― The Upside of Falling
― The Upside of Falling
“Maybe falling in love didn’t mean you were doomed and the future couldn’t be determined by the past.”
― The Upside of Falling
― The Upside of Falling
“Look, an image is there in front of you. Right? You stare at it but then you can look away and it’s gone,” she said. “Words aren’t like that. They build an entire world around you. It’s not something you look at, it’s something you’re inside. That makes it scarier.”
― The Upside of Falling
― The Upside of Falling
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