All-Star Love Quotes

“Hey, don’t listen to them,” Shane said. “I happen to think you’re pretty great.”
My hand found his. He laced his fingers through mine and held on.
“It means a lot, you being here for me,” I told him. “Everything is so weird now. You feel like…like you’re reliable.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“I shot him a dastardly look. Or what I’d imagine a dastardly look would look like, all full of dastard. Whatever that meant.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“All right, children. Outside to the courts.” I hated how she called us children. The way she spoke it came off like a power move.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“No.” Shane shook away from Paige. “You’re making Maisie uncomfortable.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“I’m not jealous of Nia. She’s always been a better player than me. I’ll admit that any day.”
“Well, you know how girls get,” she responded.
Um, no. We were girls and I never got like that.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Can I hold your hand? For the show?” He added the last part quickly.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“I would play along with their script, but not at the expense of my body and my own limits.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“I smiled the sweetest smile I could muster, which was more like a nearly-empty glass of sweet tea that was mostly watered-down ice.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“And to think, I’d spent an evening eating extremely good ramen with this guy.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“You okay over there?” he asked.
Great. Shane had been observing my internal debate.
“I have a rich inner monologue.”
He laughed. “I would say your face tells a whole story, but I’m not sure what the story is. I’ll just assume it’s interesting in there.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“We were maybe two cats shy of being those weird cat people.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“He slid from the hood and leaned back against the SUV. Shane had a good lean. I didn’t realize I had that in my list of Things I Find Hot, but Shane leaning now populated that list. Along with Shane bench pressing. And Shane smiling at me.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Who was I to wreck her momentum? Let her mother worry. Let her coach worry. My role as a friend was to support her. Nia knew what she was doing. It was up to me to trust her.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“This was probably the least cool I’d seen Shane, and he still came off like lettuce fresh from the crisper.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Blueberries?” She laughed some more. “Only you could come back from kissing the top-seeded player in junior tennis and describe it like breakfast.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Consent matters,” I blurted. “Shane always asks first.”
Shane, right there with me, nodded.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“She turned Shane’s body toward mine, moving his hands onto my shoulders.
“Hey—” Shane’s hands flew up. “Let’s ask Maisie if this is okay first.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“That part about building a bridge? I’d barely gotten the planks down and they’d already splintered.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“She’s visiting with family tonight, so don’t mess, okay? I have BFF Defense activated at the slightest insult.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“What I’m sorry for is initiating it in the first place. I’m not some dirtbag who goes around kissing girls without asking.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Obviously she was catching on how the producer wanted drama. If drama included pajama time at eight and Netflix binging, then we had drama indeed.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“If we were a snow globe, I’d be the part glued to the base as snowflakes flurried around me.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Nobody deserved a forehand to the face. Even Caleb. Well, maybe Caleb.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“Remember the guy who got arrested for holding up banks wearing clown outfits?”
“The Carnival Robber? That happened a few years ago.”
“He has a show on RealityMAX. It’s about his rehab out of bank heists.”
“Is he still a clown? I’d be curious to see—”
“Mom! Not the point.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“I think we need to face the nay-sayers and get it over and done with.” “You mean I need to face the nay-sayers. Nobody is nay-saying to you.” Nia struck a dance pose and sang the Nae-Nae song.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel

“That smile pasted over a whole host of Oh Craps she’d probably been dealing with this summer.”
― Stephanie J. Scott, All-Star Love: A Six Lakes Tennis Academy Novel