Cutting Quote by Margaret Atwood

It was like falling off a building and suddenly, bang, you hit the bottom. The first time it happened was on an ordinary day…

— Jonah Lomu

A feeling of violation swayed inside me, making me feel as if Id been shoved off a high platform without warning. I was falling,…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

The sensation of falling was the worst part.

— Cassandra Clare

Then there was the time in Hollywood when I sat down in a breakaway chair and it collapsed on me. I was nearly knocked…

— Jack Paar

It was like passing the scene of a highway accident and being relieved to learn that nobody had been seriously injured.

— Martin Cruz Smith

It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and…

— Nic Sheff

Falling hard and fast. And there didn't seem to be a thing I could do about it.

— Lisa Kleypas

And I felt a sudden whirl in my head, knowing this leap was inevitable, that I wasn't just standing on the cliff, toes poking…

— Sarah Dessen

Though I imagine in your case, trying not to fall just made you fall harder.

— Meg Cabot

And that was it. All this buildup to a great leap, and I didn't fall or fly. Instead I found myself back on the…

— Sarah Dessen

There is something extraordinary about the first time falling.

— Ally Condie

The dangerous falls were the ones that happened so fast you didn't have time to react

— Jeannette Walls