15 quotes found
“What do you call it when a straight person comes out? ... A conversation”
“Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up semen would have a health impact on me, positive or negative, like shinier hair or weight gain.”
“This is where we come," he said. Albie and I look at each other. We?Me and, you know.Albies eyes got wide. I really dont think I want to know about this. I surprised myself. I do, I said. I guess I...”
“Its hard to be different, Scarborough said. And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel...”
“The hole in my heart, I cant even begin to describe. Its hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly theyre not in it anymore. It doesnt matter whose fault it is; that empty ...”
“Why cant I just be bad? I asked, figuring my mom would have no idea what I was talking about.Well, thats easy, sweetie. You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it ...”
“Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and its no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.”
“Then I wondered if that was what this was, like a Brokeback Mountain thing. Wed sleep in the same bed for a year, and finally wed do it, but wed never talk about it, ever, and then Ben would get ma...”
“Is this your boyfriend?" the first nun asked. Clair Olivia looked me up and down. No. This is my gay friend who decided he was straight and single-handedly wrecked havoc at an all-boys school in Ma...”
“This is where we come," he said. Albie and I look at each other. “We?”“Me and, you know.”Albie’s eyes got wide. “I really don’t think I want to know about this.” I surprised myself. “I do,” I said....”
“It’s hard to be different,” Scarborough said. “And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would f...”
“The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. It doesn’t matter whose fault it is; that em...”
“Why can’t I just be bad?” I asked, figuring my mom would have no idea what I was talking about.“Well, that’s easy, sweetie. You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside,...”
“Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't want to? That's me, anyway.”
“Then I wondered if that was what this was, like a Brokeback Mountain thing. We’d sleep in the same bed for a year, and finally we’d do it, but we’d never talk about it, ever, and then Ben would get...”
