The Upside of Falling Quotes

“People always talk about falling in love but no one ever talks about falling out of it.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you”
― Alex light, The Upside of Falling

“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?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“People leave, Brett. It's not our fault got not giving them a reason to stay. It's their fault for not finding one. You know?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Could love really make the world stop? Why did it make every female character feel alive? Wasn’t she alive before she met him?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Reading helps me. It’s like I’m in another world when I read. And all the problems in my life don’t exist anymore. It helps.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“He plucked the book from my hands, inspected the cover. “I recognize this one. Haven’t you read this, like, a hundred times?”
“Twenty, actually,” I said, snatching it back. “Today marks the twenty-first time.”
He grinned. Shook his head.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing. Nothing at all,” he said, jerking his chin toward the book on my legs.
“Read to me.”
"Why?”
“Because you go somewhere else when you read. I want to go there with you.”

We sat there and I read aloud, my back to Brett’s chest. He pulled me a little closer, held me a little tighter. And this time, we escaped together.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“It was like, if love couldn’t exist in reality, at least it was alive in fiction.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“It feels like the world is going to explode when I kiss you,” I whispered.
“Then let it explode,” she said.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“They’re feeding vulnerable readers lies about love and life and we’re buying into it like mindless consumers.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I read and read and read until reality faded into fiction.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I believe in love,” I said, “I just don’t think it’s worth the risk. Like when you’re dating someone, you’re either going to end up marrying that person or having your heart broken. It’s a fifty-fifty chance. And even if you do marry them, there’s another fifty percent chance you’ll end up divorced. At what point do people realize the odds are always stacked against them?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“These books were safe. Like an alternate, paper world where anything was possible. And after my parents' divorce, I gave up on love. I never wanted to fall into it or feel it because what was the point? These books let me feel it through other people. That way, I didn't have to worry about being hurt. It sounds dumb, but they helped. They helped me when nothing else could.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“You’re the best girlfriend I never had, Becca Hart.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“That doesn’t count. Everyone’s read Harry Potter. It’s practically a childhood rite of passage.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I like how you always get lost in thought, like you live half your life inside your head.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Like what was wrong with being single? What was wrong with not having someone's hand to hold and whatever else couples do?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“For the record, the book was always better.”
― Alex Light, 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?”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Love was destructive, dangerous. It was safer on pages, and these books were enough of an experience for me.”
― Alex Light, 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.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I can’t believe I have a crush on a girl with such horrible ice cream taste.”
― Alex Light, 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.”
― Alex Light, 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.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Life didn’t have to fit into a four-sided box that was neat and tidy. It was okay if the box had three sides or the fourth one was hanging on with duct tape. It was okay if the corners were dented and if there was a big red FRAGILE sticker on top.
It was all okay.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“Maybe falling in love didn’t mean you were doomed and the future couldn’t be determined by the past.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“My dad talks about how sorry he is. But it doesn’t count if he’s only sorry after he got caught.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“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.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“My arms were beginning to ache from the weight of all these books, but I didn’t care. It was nice to feel that weight somewhere other than my heart.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling

“I know it seems like life or death, but all of this weight will still be there tomorrow, Brett. You can make a decision then.”
― Alex Light, The Upside of Falling