The Year We Fell Down Quotes

“His gaze had the intensity of a laser. “But it’s not the same with you.” My heart faltered. “Why?” “Because, Callahan.” The brown eyes came closer. “I never loved anyone the way I love you.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“-Have I ever told you that you're beautiful?
-Any time I offer you food.
-Exactly. Gimme that.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Everybody has their shit to shovel,Callahan.Everybody.Now,yours is right up front where everybody can see it.I don't envy you that.But everybody has some,whether you can see it or not.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Everybody has their shit to shovel,”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Why would you complicate our friendship?" I whispered. "Like it's so simple now?" He countered.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“You are the perfect girl,” he said against my lips. “You’re hot, but you hate to shop. That dress is gonna look great. On my floor.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“You worry a lot about people staring at you, right? And then you're like, 'oh, f**k it. I'll just play a sport that requires me to wear a bathing suit, and get dunked every time I have possession of the ball.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“That’s not the way it is, Callahan.” I grabbed her hands and rolled her closer to me, until our knees touched. “The thing is, we’re all fragile. It’s just that most of our friends are lucky enough not to know it yet.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Thank you for that selfless act of research on my behalf.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“I was perfect," I said. "And I didn't even know."

"No," he whispered into my ear. "No, no. Perfect isn't real." I took a deep shaky breath and the feel of his strong arms around me began to feel steadying. "There's no more perfect, Callahan. Now there's only really damned good.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“But hope is tricky. She sneaks up on you even in unpredictable locations.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“I want everything. I want you to be the same with me that you were with other girls. His gaze had the intensity of a laser. But it's not the same with you. My heart faltered. Why? Because, Callahan. The brown eyes came closer. I never loved anyone the way I love you.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“It was hard enough being the Girl in the Wheelchair. I didn't need to be the Girl Who Ejected From Her Wheelchair”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“You’re the first person I want to talk to in the morning, and the last thing I want to see at night.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“And when he turned around, it was as if the sun had come out after a rainy day.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Hartley, I'm sure he couldn't stop looking at you either. You're yummy.
He snorted. You've got it bad Callahan”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Suddenly, living my new life seemed more important than mourning my old one.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Don’t get me wrong. If I ever see video of you flying down the ice to score on a breakaway, I’m going to cry like a little girl.” His lips grazed my face. “But then I’ll remove a few pieces of your clothing, and remember that life is good.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“She was like song I’d forgotten how to sing. I needed to hear it again to remember why I liked it the first time.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Everybody has their shit to shovel, Callahan. Everybody.” He gave my hand a squeeze, and then took his back. “Now, yours is right up front where everybody can see it. I don’t envy you that. But everybody has some, whether you can see it or not.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“I guess it’s all about expectations,”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“He was almost the hottest hockey player I could name. The hottest one was sitting beside me on the sofa.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“He was almost the hottest hockey player I could name. The hottest one was sitting beside me on the sofa.”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“Why must all handicapped people love basketball?”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“shucked off”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down

“«Be’, o Hartley capisce che, per quanto sia bella, è un idiota a stare con lei. Cosa che, tra parentesi, è ciò che spero succeda.»
«Oppure?»
«Oppure, la pianti di smaniare per lui.
Perché, sinceramente, lei lo rende meno interessante. Prima non facevate altro che chiacchierare a cena. Adesso invece niente, perché lei lo frena. Nel frattempo, un altro ragazzo, uno che sa cosa vuole il suo cuore, incrocerà il tuo sguardo.»”
― Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down