Quotes from Fighting for Flight

J.B. Salsbury ·  449 pages

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“Raven, a little later we can play Titanic" he calls over his shoulder. "I'll yell iceberg and you can go down.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“If I flip a coin, what are the chances I'll get head?”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“When God hands you a gift, you don’t push it away and tell him ‘later'.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“You, Raven Morretti, are mine. Doesn’t matter if you’re a virgin or an alien. What you’ve told me changes nothing. Not. One. Thing.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“You’re like that single wild flower that grows from the crack in the pavement: miraculous growth with no water source or fertile soil. A person walking by would step around that flower to avoid crushing it. It’s not like the field of wild flowers you tromp through carelessly, crushing them under your feet, knowing that the next day will bring a hundred more.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight



“I’ll always hold you when you’re scared.” He softly kisses my jaw. “Comfort you when you’re sad.” His lips brush against my cheeks. “Take care of you when you’re sick.” Tilting my head back, he kisses my forehead. He bends down and his hazel eyes narrow into mine. “I’ll make it my life’s mission to make up for every second you were neglected.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“The best thing that ever happened to me shows up in coveralls and a pair of Chucks when I least expect it. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“This whole time I thought I was living. But the day I met you, the lights came on”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“Fighting gave me my breath, but you brought me back to life.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“I almost lost you."
"No, never. I would've fought. However long it took. I'd never give up until I was free. You're my life, Jonah. My family, my love, my best friend. Nothing, not even destiny, could keep me from you."
He leans forward and brushes his lips against mine.
"Okay.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight



“Eve is gorgeous, and she gets plenty of attention from guys, but her taste is selective. She only dates complete jerks.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“I thought I had my life mapped out, thought I had it together. Then you came along and flipped my world on its head. You make me want things I never knew I needed.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“I’ll make it my life’s mission to make up for every second you were neglected.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“Okay.'
'My gorgeous girl and her ‘okays.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“You're unlike anyone I've ever known. You're kind, smart, funny, gracious...hell, you even laugh at Blake's jokes. I want you. And that includes everything that makes you who you are.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight



“You kick ass with a microwave, baby. Don’t sell yourself short.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“Sanity gone, fan-girl lust-buckets owning and operating my mind, I bite back an audible swoon.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“Baby, I promise you that you’ll never want for physical contact again.” His big, strong hands hold my head and he leans his forehead against mine. “I’ll always hold you when you’re scared.” He softly kisses my jaw. “Comfort you when you’re sad.” His lips brush against my cheeks. “Take care of you when you’re sick.” Tilting my head back, he kisses my forehead. He bends down and his hazel eyes narrow into mine. “I’ll make it my life’s mission to make up for every second you were neglected.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“Surviving is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s something to be proud of.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“When God hands you a gift, you don’t push it away and tell him ‘later’.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight



“Tears born of laughter feel so much better than those born from pain.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“The guy’s operation was locked up tighter than a Royce Gracie shoulder hold. This little situation was the Golden Goose taking a big fat dump right in their laps.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“you, Raven Moretti, are mine. Doesnt matter if your a virgin or an alien. What you've told me changes nothing. Not. One. Thing!
-Jonah Slade”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


“If only everything were like that. It's not easy to do: owning and accepting the pain of our past, the heartbreak, our misgivings, and using them for good. Make our lives better not in spite of it all...but because of it.”
― J.B. Salsbury, quote from Fighting for Flight


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