James Ramos > Quotes

“I'm gonna be really real with you. People are a fucking mess. We love to complicate simple shit, and simplify complicated shit. Sometimes, we get so caught up in trying to follow the rules that we forget to question whether or not the rules make sense. What works for Miles and Shante won't necessarily work for you, just like what works for Mom and Dad doesn't work for me. Remember what I said about being honest.”
― James Ramos, Daniel, Deconstructed

“What’s on your shirt?” she asked suddenly. “Darth Vader,” I answered briskly. For someone who held me in such obvious contempt, she asked a lot of questions. “So you’re a Trekkie.” This was a statement rather than a question. I cringed. “Not exactly.” “I think Star Trek is silly.” “Not”
― James Ramos, That Girl, Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Story

“Gotta explore the whole map if you want to beat the game.”
― James Ramos, The Wrong Kind of Weird

“Sometimes this crazy, chaotic universe does us a solid.”
― James Ramos, Daniel, Deconstructed

“My parents have always taught us that love is love, and even though Mom is a firm believer that all of her children should get married, settle down, and have a family, she's never insisted on what kind of family that should be.”
― James Ramos, Daniel, Deconstructed

“I always felt a little weird saying it. Dad. The word felt foreign on my tongue, wrong. It didn’t feel right to call him that. He hadn’t earned the title. He didn’t deserve it. But I didn’t know what else to call him, so I just hung up and did my best to forget our conversation, like I always did.”
― James Ramos, The Wrong Kind of Weird

“...the people who truly matter the most will embrace you for who you are.”
― James Ramos, Daniel, Deconstructed