The Fall Risk Quotes

“Sometimes the start of something good begins during something bad,” he said. “We don’t get to pick when these things happen.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Women solve entire murders on their podcasts, you think I can’t find out all I need to know about some rando I met on the lawn?”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Wow,” I said, impressed. “How’d you learn how to do that?” “It’s easy. You join betta fish Reddit, ask an innocent question, and wait to get bullied.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“You’re nervous? Why?” “You’re heavily armed.” He gestured to the bear spray, which I still had. “Sorry, it’s my emotional support bear spray,”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“I was done being chased out of my own life. I was done locking my jail cell from the inside.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“So the sock,” she said. “If you swing a baseball bat at someone, they sometimes try to take it from you. So if you have a sock on there, the sock slides off when they grab the bat, it puts them off balance, and you get a second swing to break their skull.” She sipped innocently on her drink.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“They were worried about you. We all are. Bro, you don’t have stairs. We started a GoFundMe.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“So you have a fish?” I asked. “Yeah. A betta fish.” “Oh. Does he have a name?” “He does. Swim Shady.” I barked out a laugh. “Is he the real Swim Shady or . . .” “All the other Swim Shadys are just imitating,”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“My forest. All three of them, really. Our roots intertwined to give each other strength.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“A blink of an eye for a redwood, but timeless for me.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Female trees produce fruit. Fruit falls, it makes messes, it attracts vermin. So most trees planted in urban areas are male. They put out pollen with no female trees to absorb it, so it ends up in the air instead.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“But will she like my tree puns?” “I’d be stumped if she didn’t.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“She cheated on me with her cousin.” Her mouth fell open. “Noooooo.” “Yeah. She met him on 23andMe.” “She didn’t . . .” “I swear to God. Second cousin, once removed. When I caught them, they were both wearing the purple T-shirts from the family reunion,” I said, talking around my straw.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“I snorted. “I just think I have a very specific type,” he said. “Which is what?” “Heavily armed, slightly weird accountants?” I laughed.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“It had been so long since I'd felt like a woman. Since I'd flirted and blushed and felt safe having a man in my space.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“I crossed my arms. “You know, you shouldn’t just pull those out without letting people know they’re coming,” I said. “I need to announce them? Like the abs are entering the building—” “Stop.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Who are they?” “I teach a bonsai class at their retirement home,” he said, getting up. “They are obsessed with me, and they have no filter. I won’t be offended if you go inside—actually, you should definitely go inside. Now. Right now.” I shook my head. “No way.” He stared at me. “What do you mean no?” “Old ladies with no filter? No, I’m not going inside.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“I like that you need something, it gives me something to do for you.” He looked at her earnestly. “I like doing things for you.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Gabe brought tamales from his mom, enough for both of us. Izzy brought pupusas.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“If you swing a baseball bat at someone”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Who are you?” he rasped”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“So I don’t really want to be that guy who always talks about trees . . . ,” he said. I snorted. “But . . .” “Redwoods,” he said. I wiped under my eyes. “The oldest trees in the world.” “Yes. They get that way by supporting each other. They intertwine their roots with the roots of other redwoods and it gives them stability. A redwood tree alone would fall.” He paused. “You are not alone”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Wow,” I said”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Female trees produce fruit. Fruit falls”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Listen to me,” he said”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“This story is about a woman who is being stalked by a mentally ill stranger. There are mentions of suicide”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“He shook his head. “I’m not gonna run. Why would I run? I like that you need something”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“Swim Shady.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“I guess I am a bit of a fall risk.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk