Quotes from Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain

Josh Sundquist ·  322 pages

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“People who stop laughing are always the ones who get hurt.”
― Josh Sundquist, quote from Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain


“I kiss [her] even though I know that if you kiss a girl before you are married to her you might get AIDS.”
― Josh Sundquist, quote from Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain


“In other words, there are times when telling an outright lie may be the most loving thing a person can do. So I smile. As if I’ve just realized for the first time, thanks to your insight, Dad, that my race today was fantastic. As if I am proud of my thirty-fourth-place”
― Josh Sundquist, quote from Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain


“finish. As if I am satisfied with my performance. As if”
― Josh Sundquist, quote from Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain


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