Falling for Your Best Friend Quotes

“What do I want?
Her. Only ever her.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“This is all on your terms. I’ve waited for you, Harper. All of you. For years and years, I’ve waited. And if I know that you’re giving me your heart, that’s enough. That’s all I ask. It’s all I need. As for the rest—the kissing, the touching, all of it—I’ll wait. I’ll go at your pace, follow your lead. I’ll—”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“I swear, I saw beets. BEETS. On Christmas. Dwight Schrute would be the only one happy about this. And,”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“if the door hasn't closed all the way, stick your foot in it."
"What if she keeps trying to slam it on me?"
Molly grins, a little wicked smile. "Here's a secret. Women love being pursued. Don't get me wrong - I'm not talking about unhealthy obsession or stalking. But deep down, I think most women want to know that a man loves them enough to stand up and fight for them."
"But I'm fighting *her*. She's the one closing the door."
Molly chews her lip. "Look. If she really wants it closed, you'll know. But if there's hesitation, maybe it's not you. It's something else. Maybe she's afraid or ... I don't know. I do know that if it's love, it's worth having your foot broken.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“But I'm like Pluto, who thought he was a planet only to have the title stripped away.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“I've been praying for you to be unhappy," Pat says.
I rock back on my heels, pressing a hand to my chest where the words landed. I can't even respond, I'm so shocked. Pat has been praying for me to be unhappy? Betrayal has an actual taste, and it's like I've licked on of the cigar butts.
He scrambles to add, "Not because I *want* you to be miserable, but because I want you to stop being content. I want you to stop settling. I want you to see what you're missing, what happiness you could have.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“Sometimes going after what we want isn't as terrifying as living without”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“She is different, but I love her differences, her quirks.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“Harper is like a novel I've read over and over until the pages are worn and dog-eared, the spine completely broken and splitting apart. I know her sounds. I know the tones of her voice. I know when she's hiding how she feels and when she's lost control and is letting loose a show of unbridled emotion.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“This man. Can it be considered a flaw, how much he loves me, what great lengths he’s willing to take for me? I don’t deserve it. But I want it. I’m tired of thinking about whether I’m good enough, or even just … enough. He loves me. I love him.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“But Chase doesn’t wear Eternity anymore, or any cologne. Just like he stopped eating as much processed food and started cooking gluten-free recipes with me. I don’t think I ever took stock of all the ways he realigned his life to fit mine. To fit me. Chase has been telling me he loves me for years without saying the words. I sniff, and tears drip down my cheeks.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“Has Chase become that vital to me? To my family? The answer is obvious. He’s more important than my heart. He is my heart.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“Harper, can we try again? Try for real? I want you to be mine, not only my best friend, but my everything.” I drop my voice to a husky whisper without even meaning to, and I’m not mad about it at all. “You are my everything.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“It wasn’t until college, and really, until Harper, that I started to feel free.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“As we step out into the unseasonably warm December afternoon, I focus on Chase’s comforting presence. His footfalls, his breathing, the swing of his arms. Having his warm body close to mine is like the ultimate tease. Because he makes me so happy, happier than I’ve ever been, even after something like Kyle.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend

“this man who is more shredded than paperwork at a crooked company about to get audited.”
― Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend