The Upside of Falling Down Quotes

“It's not the current that will drown you. It's the exhaustion from fighting it.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Don't worry. Just when you think your life is over, a new story line falls from the sky and lands right in your lap.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Sometimes letting go is braver than holding on until you break.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“You can't be overwhelmed by the what-ifs, or you'll miss out on the best part.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“We never believe we'll crash... until we're falling.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“A person will walk into fire, knowing full well she'll get burned, but it doesn't hurt as much. When you're prepared for pain, pain loses power.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“The feeling like no matter what I do, I'm going to fall. Something will toss me over the edge. Instead of letting that happen, I make the decision myself. I get to decide when to jump.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“That's what a dare does. It taunts you to take a different direction, to do something you never thought you could do, to jump, knowing that a million consequences could be on the other side of that dare, but that if you don't do it, you'll always wonder. And sometimes wondering is worse than consequences.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Don't worry, teeny-tiny girls grow up to be the mightiest of creatures.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Fear wants you to stay scared, Bunny. But you don't have to give in. You don't have to let it control you.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Remember to take off, you need speed.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“You can't avoid hurt. Your only choice is to live through it.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“It isn't a dare unless you're afraid to do it.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“You can’t avoid hurt. Your only choice is to live through it.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Time stops for no one, no matter how unsure we are of the future.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“This is the upside to crashing: madly letting go and giving yourself to someone else. This is the freedom beyond the fear.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“That's the thing with fear - conquer it, and you find freedom.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“The outside doesn't always match the inside.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“No matter what people want to believe, life is locked in the past. It's all we are - a timeline of events that make up a person.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Weird is a side effect of awesome.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“The sun is setting, glistening off the water in iridescent colors. It’s mesmerizing and beautiful and vast.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Life is a collaborative effort. We can't do it on our own.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“The problem with bumps is when you don't see them coming... you inevitably stumble and you usually fall.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“If you're going to be lost, there's no friendlier place to get lost in than Ireland.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“Even when you think your life is over, a new story line appears.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“My past doesn't matter anymore. I'm moving on. I'll just keep running, if that's what it takes. The question is: Are you moving on with me?”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“I thought I could avoid continually crashing, but as it turns out, it's unavoidable. Even on the calmest day, the ocean still rolls into the beach and pulls pebbles out to sea.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“No, sometimes life beats you down. Sometimes life deserts you, and your only choice is to find another path.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“When a person gets used to failure, it becomes much less scary. A person will walk into fire, knowing full well she’ll get burned, but it doesn’t hurt as much. When you’re prepared for pain, pain loses power.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down

“There's a moment bungee jumping, when you're free - falling. The air actually feels thick. Almost like it's keeping you afloat more than pushing you down. And you forget to be scared. You forget to be anything. You're just... still and falling at the same time. At the end, when the bungee catches, you're actually disappointed because it felt so good. It's over too soon. It's the upside of falling down. It's why you jump in the first place... for that moment.”
― Rebekah Crane, The Upside of Falling Down