Anna Martin > Quotes

“Don't you even watch gay porn?"

It was Ryan's turn to blush. "Not really. Sometimes. Not very often, though."

"Why not?"

He shrugged awkwardly. "It doesn't really turn me on."

"You need to watch better porn," Henry muttered.”
― Anna Martin, Cricket

“You could get a real job," he said with a little smile.
"Fuck that," I said emphatically. "Anyway, doing what? I've got a high school diploma from years ago and no employment history whatsoever. If I got an interview for McDonald's, what am I supposed to tell them? My idea of interpersonal skills is taking two dicks at the same time.”
― Anna Martin, Solitude

“In private, I still say “colourful” (with the added “u”) as a way of reminding myself never to succumb to the Americanisms that plague my day-to-day life.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups

“Non avrebbe più parlato del bacio.
Sarebbe stato solo il suo bacio perfetto con la sua prima cotta, e finché fosse riuscito a tenerlo per sé nessuno avrebbe potuto cancellare o intaccare il suo ricordo. Era suo. Loro. Suo e di Scott.
L’aria fredda gli sferzò il viso e gli riempì i polmoni mentre pedalava verso casa.
L’estate era finita.”
― Anna Martin, Five Times My Best Friend Kissed Me

“Rob, you’re amazing. You’re possibly the most amazing man I have ever met, and certainly the most amazing man I have ever dated. You are sweet and kind and loving and funny and so adorable, and the sex could be absolutely fucking terrible.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups

“Despite the months that had melted into years since I had left my native Scotland, I liked to maintain a grip on my heritage and a certain amount of decorum when it came to correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. It may sound dull, but I assure you, I am not. I just appreciate the correct use of the English language.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups

“Uncle Chris is gay,” Cassie tells the realtor with relish.

“Really,” Jessica says, a polite but amused expression plastered on her face.

“Mhmm,” Cassie says. “That means he doesn’t like girls. He likes boys instead. My mommy says that’s okay, though. You can like whoever you want to like.”

“Is that so”.

“Yes. So when I grow up, I’m going to marry a penguin.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups

“I’ll do absolutely anything for you,” I vow. “If you want the moon, I’ll get them to gift wrap it.”

“You’re such a romantic,” he says, and I can hear the smile in his voice.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups

“...Right now, we're just two sad and pathetic gay men who can't communicate. See-this is why there's traditionally a woman in a relationship. Women coerce you into talking about your feelings whether you want to or not.”
― Anna Martin, Another Way

“...I failed to...perform, with my partner, Master.

What, did you fall out of step on a foxtrot?......”
― Anna Martin, Another Way

“When was the last time you got tested?” “About ten years ago,” George said. The others turned to him with matching expressions of horror. “Go get tested,” Doug said, poking his arm emphatically. “Right now.” “I haven’t been with that many people,” he protested. “One is enough,” Dom said. “One is plenty.” “But I don’t bottom.” “You can get herpes from a blow job, kid. Seriously. Go get tested.”
― Anna Martin, My Prince

“Gay history?” “That’s why,” Doug laughed. “Your question alone would have set him off. HIV, darling. The Stonewall riots. Gay rights, gay adoption, gay marriage.”
― Anna Martin, My Prince

“I’m a boy, Tone. My body is a male body and that’s okay. It’s more than being femme, though. I’m a boy with a lot of feminine traits, both in how I feel from day to day and how I like to dress, to present myself. I’m a boy and a girl both, in different ways. Some people call it gender-fluid.”
― Anna Martin, The Impossible Boy

“His lips and tongue and teeth attacked my neck and throat as he worked me, teasing me, torturing me with softness and hardness combined, lust and power and submission. I wanted him. I needed him.”
― Anna Martin, Tattoos & Teacups