Eden Finley > Quotes

“Neil Patrick Harris in a harness?”
“Sweet Neil Patrick Harris in a harness.”
“Care to explain?”
He faces me, his blue eyes shining in the dark.
“Sometimes fuck doesn’t cover it.”
― Eden Finley, Deke

“Umm … well, how do you, like, choose if you’re a top or a bottom?”
“There’s a sorting hat. Like in Harry Potter. It wasn’t even placed on my head before it screamed, ‘Top!’ and then all the other tops welcomed me to their house.”
― Eden Finley, Power Plays & Straight A's

“Where’s the guilt? Where’s the angel that’s supposed to sit on my shoulder and warn me against doing morally wrong things? He’s probably bent over and getting rimmed by the devil.”
― Eden Finley, Unwritten Law

“Honestly? I’m waiting for the memory of you kissing me to go away so I’m not tempted to do it again.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“Damon Isaac King … wait, your initials are—”
I grit my teeth. “I know. You don’t think Stacy has made that joke to our parents ever since I came out? ‘No wonder he likes dick when his initials are DIK.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“I like giving people hope in a world that has so much wrong with it.”
― Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy

“I finally get it. I don’t give a shit about labels, because I don’t need to. All I need to care about is making this guy mine.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“You’d think they’d come up with a better headline. How did they miss a pun about being a gay tight end?”
“At least he isn’t a wide receiver.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“To anyone who has discovered they aren’t as straight as they thought they were, and to the people who made them realize it.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“Asher Dalton is a pastel crayon. Pretty, but not very bright.”
― Eden Finley, Clueless Puckboy

“Lies. Sarcasm is great. You can say anything and pretend you're joking. People think I'm hilarious when in reality I'm just an asshole”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“Apparently being a grown-up means shit changes, and if that’s the case, when the fuck did I get old?”
― Eden Finley, Blindsided

“I've seen your dad on TV. I don't know how to say this without offending you, so I'm just going to say he looks like the type of politician who spouts family values and then gets caught in a seedy motel with a prostitute."
I laugh. "SO glad you tried not to offend me, Jet.”
― Eden Finley, Trick Play

“After we settle in, dinner becomes a quiet affair, probably because it’s feeding time at Jurassic Park.”
― Eden Finley, Deke

“Because I’m gonna love you in every shape, every age, any which way you are for the rest of our lives.”
― Eden Finley, Final Play

“If my hands grip hard enough, they could brand his body. If I kiss him gently, his heart could know I’m his. And if I love him long enough, his head could tell him to stay.

But deep down, I know he won’t.”
― Eden Finley, Fandom

“You know who never has to point out they’re an adult? Actual adults.”
― Eden Finley, Deke

“What, you want me to throw you a pride parade for figuring out you like dudes? I don’t give a shit who you fuck, so long as it’s not me.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“That's sweet. I think. Although, I'm worried about the fact you're talking to your dick."
"It's only a problem if it talks back.”
― Eden Finley, Trick Play

“Books, on the other hand … you borrow from a library until you find the book you love, and then you keep it. The library won’t let you borrow more books until you return it, but you never return it because you’ll never need any other book”
― Eden Finley, Blindsided

“Philosophical question: What does a twink become when they’re in their fifties? A twas? A twank? Twinkstinct.”
― Eden Finley, Atlas

“I take out my phone and send off a text. His phone beeps in the room behind him. “You better get that. It sounds important.”
― Eden Finley, Power Plays & Straight A's

“I try not to laugh. “Sarcasm isn’t good for you, you know.”
“Lies. Sarcasm is great. You can say anything and pretend you’re joking. People think I’m hilarious when in reality I’m just an asshole.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“Maddy.” My hand goes over his head, pushing the door closed so he can’t escape, and he turns to face me.
This close, we share the same breath, and we’re both breathing hard. His eyes are either hooded or narrowed; I can’t tell if he’s angry or turned on, but I don’t give him a chance to let me know which, because I move in and fuse my mouth to his. He accepts it willingly—eagerly.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out

“In a split second, I fall for my best friend all over again.”
― Eden Finley, Fake Boyfriend Breakaways

“There’s only the choice to hide it or face it together, and I want to fight every battle and overcome every obstacle with Miller. I want us to help pave the way for others to be who they want to be and love who they want to love.”
― Eden Finley, Blindsided

“The guys are cool with me being an out and proud player but get all weirded out when I go into details. Granted, I probably overshare way more than I should, but when I pointed out I had to listen to them talk about their hookups with puck bunnies, suddenly the entire team became stand-up dudes who speak respectfully about women in locker rooms.

Funny how that works.

Apparently, the cure to toxic masculinity is to show them how it feels to be talked about like a piece of meat.

You’re welcome, ladies.”
― Eden Finley, Egotistical Puckboy

“Hey, honey? See the net? Yeah, it would help if you shoot the puck inside of it. Outside doesn’t count, ’kay?” I smack his ass as I skate past him and get in the team box. “You’ll pay for that later,” he says as he takes his spot next to me. I’m counting on it.”
― Eden Finley, Face Offs & Cheap Shots

“I’m dumb a lot of the time, but the best dumb decision I ever made was marrying you. Because now I know why I could spend forever with you, and only you. I know we’re supposed to stand up here and announce some bogus divorce, but I don’t want that. I want us.” My voice breaks. “Always. Forever. Because I am so fucking in love with you, I don’t know myself without you.”
― Eden Finley, Irresponsible Puckboy

“I always used to think relationships meant compromising what you want for something somebody else wants, but I never realized that when you meet that one person who becomes your priority it’s not compromising because you’d willingly do anything to make them happy”
― Eden Finley, Fake Out