Lisa Worrall > Quotes

“Yeah," he replied, his voice scratchy and raw as he stared at Will. "I am sick. Sick of lying, sick of being afraid, sick of pretending the person I love most in the world isn't standing right in front of me." He slipped his fingers into Will's and before the other man could register what was happening, Scott pulled him up hard against his body and kissed him, deep and tender. When he pulled back, he stared into Will's astonished eyes.”
― Lisa Worrall, Laurel Heights

“Exactly; just because I like to suck dick doesn't mean I'm Martha Stewart in the kitchen.”
― Lisa Worrall, Laurel Heights

“You two sure are sleeping late for grown-ups. Did you stay up praying again last night?" "Praying?" Jamie asked with a frown. "What do you mean praying?" Reggie was one of the most deep-thinking children he had ever met, so figuring out what Reggie was talking about always required total concentration. "I heard you the other night." Searching the annals of his memory, Jamie came up with nothing. He bit his lip to stop it from twitching at the frustrated look Reggie threw him when he shook his head in confusion. With an exaggerated roll of his eyes that made him look even more like a miniature Luke, Reggie elaborated in his best 'my god, you're actually my teacher?' voice. "You know… Daddy kept saying oh God and you shouted Jesus a lot. You even said Jesus Luke," Reggie said with a shrug. "I dunno why. Everyone knows it's Jesus Christ.”
― Lisa Worrall, The Perfect Gift

“Bolshy.”
― Lisa Worrall, Un-Expected

“«Piantala con la recita, non ci casco più. Ti ho visto, Kaleb Gibson, ho visto il vero te. Non questo uomo duro che pensi di dover essere. Non quello che ha così tanti muri eretti intorno a sé che nessuno ha la minima occasione di entrare, di raggiungerlo...» Ash iniziò ad alzare la voce e Kaleb riuscì a sentire la frustrazione che lo stava scuotendo. «Ma quello che si illumina al sorriso della nonna. Quello che era il miglior amico che mia sorella avesse mai avuto. Quello che guarda Hope come se fosse la cosa più preziosa al mondo. Ho visto il tuo cuore, Cowboy.»”
― Lisa Worrall, Always Hope

“Micah had always hoped that, if he’d ever been faced with this moment, Harry would have had the decency to be fat, bald and uttering the inimitable question—“Do you want fries with that?”
― Lisa Worrall, Un-Expected