“Jealous of the crazy gay kid. That doesn't sound right.""Hey, Sol," she said, her tone getting serious for a second. "Those are two things about you out of a million. Don't box yourself in.”

“But she believed there was a thin line between accepting one's fears and giving in to them altogether.”

“What he feared the most was that all this hiding had made it impossible for him to ever be found again.”

“You're like Lady MacBeth without the murder.""Thank you. You have no idea how much of a compliment that is to me.”

“I don't want to lie about who I am, even if it doesn't matter. It's who I am. It's part of me.”

“If this were an indie movie, we'd start talking about the constellations," Solomon said, looking up at the stars.”

“This is our big chance to see what people think of us. The real us. We have to show em there's nothing to be afraid of. If we don't get over our fears, they never will.”

“Denying what you are didn't keep people from knowing what you are.""And flaunting it isn't what saved you."Ykka takes a deep breath. The muscles in her jaw flex, relax. "And that would be why I ask...”

“I didn't come up with the lie. It wasn't mine. They handed the lie to me, and I tried like hell to make it work for a while.”

“The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.”

“Yeah, the whole family knows. It's no big deal. One night at dinner I said, 'Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.' It was easier for her to understand that way.”

“I love you. The words reverberated between them, sinking into their skin, scored onto their hearts as they staked their claims to each others bodies, surrendering themselves and possessing each oth...”