Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2) QUOTES

2 " I'm not going to drown in what I can't change. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

4 " I won the battles, Justin. And I won the war. And now there is no more fighting. Now there is peace. You told me to let the joy win out, and I am choosing to do that. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

6 " What is perceived as normal. That makes it other people’s failings. Deficits. Not yours. Who the hell sets the standards, huh? Who gets to say how we are supposed to be? Or who we are supposed to be? And how dare anyone make you feel inadequate for being who you are? It’s not okay. It pisses me off. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

8 " And you have me. Sometimes you need someone else to believe in you, to carry you, until you can do that yourself. Let me carry you. You’re almost there. Damn it, Celeste, you’re almost there. God, please, you have me, and I want you.” He stopped walking back and forth and put both of his hands over his heart. “I want you so much. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

10 " Justin: I am falling so in love with you.



Her body electrified. Celeste wiped her eyes and read his text again. The drone of the plane disappeared; the turbulence was no more. There was only Justin and his words.



Justin: I lose myself and find myself at the same time with you.

Justin: I need you, Celeste. I need you as part of my world, because for the first time, I am connected to someone in a way that has meaning. And truth. Maybe our distance has strengthened what I feel between us since we’re not grounded in habit or daily convenience. We have to fight for what we have.

Justin: I don’t know if I can equate what I feel for you with anything else. Except maybe one thing, if this makes any sense.

Justin: I go to this spot at Sunset Cliffs sometimes. It’s usually a place crowded with tourists, but certain times of year are quieter. I like it then. And there’s a high spot on the sandstone cliff, surrounded by this gorgeous ice plant, and it overlooks the most beautiful water view you’ve ever seen. I’m on top of the world there, it seems.

Justin: And everything fits, you know? Life feels right. As though I could take on anything, do anything. And sometimes, when I’m feeling overcome with gratitude for the view and for what I have, I jump so that I remember to continue to be courageous because not every piece of life will feel so in place.

Justin: It’s a twenty-foot drop, the water is only in the high fifties, and it’s a damn scary experience. But it’s a wonderful fear. One that I know I can get through and one that I want.

Justin: That’s what it’s like with you. I am scared because you are so beyond anything I could have imagined. I become so much more with you beside me. That’s terrifying, by the way. But I will be brave because my fear only comes from finally having something deeply powerful to lose. That’s my connection with you. It would be a massive loss.

Justin: And now I am in the car and about to see you, so don’t reply. I’m too flipping terrified to hear what you think of my rant. It’s hard not to pour my heart out once I start. If you think I’m out of mind, just wave your hands in horror when you spot the lovesick guy at the airport.



Ten minutes went by. He had said not to reply, so she hadn’t.



Justin: Let’s hope I don’t get pulled over for speeding… but I’m at a stoplight now.

Justin: God, I hope you aren’t… aren’t… something bad.

Celeste: Hey, Justin?

Justin: I TOLD YOU NOT TO REPLY!

Justin: I know, I know. But I’m happy you did because I lost it there for a minute.

Celeste: HEY, JUSTIN?

Justin: Sorry… Hey, Celeste?
Celeste: I am, unequivocally and wholly falling in love with you, too.

Justin: Now I’m definitely speeding. I will see you soon. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

12 " Sometimes love is not enough, and it doesn’t matter how much you want it. Want him. And even if nobody else compares to that person, it doesn’t mean that you’re supposed to be with him. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

14 " What is meant by ‘nut bag’? Is that a testicular reference or merely the identification of a satchel of cashews or pecans? "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

16 " Solitude, which I both crave and detest. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

18 " You have taught me that I am allowed to like myself as I am, at whatever stage I am in. I can change, I can stay the same, or I can be whoever it is that is right for me; but I can be satisfied. No, more than that. I can be proud. I can celebrate. That is what I am going to do. "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)

20 " Justin: I know where you live.
Justin: Wait, I didn't mean that in a creepy way...
Justin: Hello? Oh gawd... Did I freak you out?
Justin: I just meant that I would know where to pick you up. And it's not like I'd show up in a van with the windows all blacked out. That'd be super creepy.
Justin: I drive a Prius.
Justin: Nobody gets abducted in a Prius, right? "

― Jessica Park , Flat-Out Celeste (Flat-Out Love, #2)