Chase Connor > Quotes

“I’ve loved you since I first saw the light of the sun, felt its warmth,” I replied. “Because I knew that it was telling me that you were coming.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“I’ll be back,” I whispered to him.
“I’m not leaving.” He said.
“Is that a promise?” I bit at my lower lip with a smile.
“I’d promise you the moon and then find a way to deliver, Ian.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“How long have you loved me?” Mike asked, his voice low.
I turned my face to his.
“Since you were worried about the squirrel being dead,”
I replied. “Since I saw your heart.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“The real question is when didn’t I know I loved you?”
“When didn’t you know?” He asked.
“When I didn’t know you existed,” I said. “Once I knew you existed, well, there wasn’t a time I didn’t love you.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“The real question is when didn’t I know I loved you?” ​“When didn’t you know?”  He asked. ​“When I didn’t know you existed,” I said.  “Once I knew you existed, well, there wasn’t a time I didn’t love you.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“The thing is, no matter how sudden or gradual a family member's death is, there never seems to be enough time to say: "Goodbye." But, then again, how does say "goodbye" to a person who loves you, sins and all?”
― Chase Connor, Between Enzo and the Universe

“Winning doesn’t matter if you’re broken afterwards,” I replied.
“You’re not broken.” He said. “At least, not for long.”
“Are you trying to finish putting me back together?” I pulled my face back to glare at him. “Is that what this is about tonight?”
Mike grabbed my head and pulled me into him, kissing me tenderly on the lips. I let him.
“It’s about letting you know that someone would have cared.” He whispered as he pulled back from my mouth. “If you had just let him.”
I stared at him.
“I want to care about you for as long as you’ll let me.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“I don’t want you to give yourself to me, Ian.”
Mike was in front of me now. “I want you to share yourself with me.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“How much love could a person provide for their pet when they could not even find it in their heart to be indifferent, at the very least, to a young child?”
― Chase Connor, Between Enzo and the Universe

“What are prayers but a wish for your hopes and dreams to be manifested in some way?”
― Chase Connor, Between Enzo and the Universe

“Being good just because it’s expected of you, or because that’s how your path was laid out before you were even born, doesn’t make a character a good person. It makes them a puppet.”
― Chase Connor, A Million Little Souls

“No one has ever or could have compared to you. I haven’t felt my heart beat in eight years. Until I went to get coffee at a shop I’ve never been to before today.”
― Chase Connor, Bully

“My family was dying. And I was gay.”
― Chase Connor, Between Enzo and the Universe

“If I’m willing to get my heart broken, the least you can do is agree to be the one who breaks it.”
― Chase Connor, A Surplus of Light

“People who are treated poorly, whether that means they are spoken to rudely or not treated equitably, yet react with kindness are my favorite people. Kind people who know how to choose their battles wisely are vastly unappreciated. A considerable amount of willpower, and a strong sense of self are required to be that type of person. To not lash out in anger when a person has every right to do so requires great strength.”
― Chase Connor, Between Enzo and the Universe

“He doesn’t suffer from Asperger Syndrome. He suffers from a world that refuses to conform to his needs. He suffers from neurotypical people who don’t take time to try and understand him. He suffers from people who are cruel.”
― Chase Connor, A Tremendous Amount of Normal