Timothy Janovsky > Quotes

“I’m making memories. That’s currency too.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“It’s nice to hear him so self-aware. To know that the seismic waves of coming out are still rippling through him too. I thought I was alone in that. Everyone makes it seem like coming out is crossing the finish line and now you just get to parade around while wearing your medal. For me, it feels more like I’m still winded midmarathon.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“I thought all these firsts came in a predetermined timeline, but relationships can’t chart a course over three acts like a screenplay. Life is so much messier than a story arc.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“I sigh, realizing that the boy I'm talking about is a different iteration of myself from a separate past life, removed from who I am here. All the previous me's have been chunked off, lopped into little figurines in a Dickens-style display that represent old hurts. Oh, how I want to take a bat to the table and smash them all to smithereens.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

“For sure! I honestly don’t think I’ve had a break like that since before I went away to college. Becoming a teacher was a lot of work, and being a teacher came with workloads even over the summer. Frankly, I’m not sure I know how to relax anymore.”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“You helped me see that home is not a place. It’s people. It’s the people you choose to invest in, believe in—the people you let hold your heart.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

“Instead, my heart is sort of fluttering like it’s grown wings and become a creature inside my rib cage that’s ready to break free.”
― Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

“You gotta let life be life.”
― Timothy Janovsky

“Because I know for certain the cardboard version of himself he’s been asked for years to display in the storefront of his family life has been incinerated for good. He’s flesh and blood right now, flushed with freedom.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“New year, new me? Nope. New year. Same me. Better choices.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

“I know we're attracted to voices and pheromones and a plethora of other biological phenomena completely out of our control, but wouldn't it be nice if we heard a 90 decibel noise once and knew we were matched for life?”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Panicking, I launch a Google search and attempt to figure out how to unsend an email. An already-received email. An already-read email. An already replied-to email.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“This is a strange yet divine kind of affection.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“I'm destined to be his maybe. He's destined to be my almost.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Trends in fashion come and go, but feelings? Those fuckers are forever.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

“The music only I can hear lets me know I'm right where I'm meant to be.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Quinn”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“There are too many steps, and I’m scared I’m going to do it wrong and ruin Christmas like Patrick said. “I didn’t read the instructions early enough to do this at a reasonable time. This is my longest break of the year, and I’ve spent it vacuuming, dusting, decorating, and now I’m making a whole damn feast. If this was a school night, I’d be winding down already. Instead, I’m cosplaying Ina Garten!”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn’t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea.”
― Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

“Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people”
― Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

“Just loosen up a bit. Again, the smile is a good place to start." This is selfish. He just wants to see Julien's smile.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You Had Me at Happy Hour

“Time has changed us. Viewing the memories like that—switching between my perspective and Quinn’s—bolded and circled those changes. Made me realize that we’re not the same people we were when we met. We act a little different”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“They're not useless if you care about them," Greg says firmly, recalling the poised Julien behind the bar—Greg's bar—from twenty-minutes ago. Would Julien be poised, too, in Greg's room? Greg's bed?”
― Timothy Janovsky, You Had Me at Happy Hour

“Always being on the defensive. Thinking it’s easier to just let people project onto you rather than make any hasty declarations of your own.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Words are cheap, Actions are priceless. If you don't like what's happening set something else into motion.”
― Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed

“Tensions are high. I don't want to end up like my parents. I won't end up like my parents, that much is certain. Which means putting on a good face and being agreeable. Good spouses don't make unnecessary drama.”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“It was the right thing to do and the wrong way to handle it.”
― Timothy Janovsky, You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince

“Santa Claus or not. Fight or not. Nobody touches my man!”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters

“We’re coming up on our anniversary. Can you believe it’s almost been one year of marriage?” Patrick says”
― Timothy Janovsky, The Merriest Misters