A.M. Arthur > Quotes

“I know this thing we have wasn’t supposed to be serious, but it’s too late for that, Alè. I’ll have to say this again when you can hear the words, but I want it all, and I hope you feel the same way.”

Arthur, A.M. (2014-02-17). No Such Thing (Kindle Locations 3119-3120). Carina Press. Kindle Edition.”
― A M Arthur

“I’ve never been in love like that.”
Samuel swallowed hard. “Like what?”
“Like everything I was before is destroyed when the person I loved is gone.”
― A.M. Arthur, Cost of Repairs

“If your smile warming me inside means love, then I love you. If feeling pride when you stand up for me despite everything means love, then I love you. If wanting to touch you just because you’re standing next to me in the room means love, then I love you. It’s what I know when I’m with you, Jeremy, and I think that’s love.”
― A.M. Arthur, Understanding Jeremy

“I remember your eyes.”
― A.M. Arthur, The World As He Sees It

“Most of Michael’s friends here in Austin had been Kenny’s friends first, and they’d all taken Kenny’s side during the separation.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Reluctant Cowboy

“Tell me you packed stuff," Dominic panted.

"I packed stuff." The human blanket atop him didn't move. "Um, my telekinesis is on the fritz, so if we want the stuff ...”
― A.M. Arthur, Body Rocks

“Officer!” Samuel Briggs pivoted neatly on his heel, seeking the owner of the voice shouting at him. A dozen people littered the sidewalk, coming and going, most paying him no more attention than they might a parking meter or newsstand. He was a beat cop, after all, a fixture they expected”
― A.M. Arthur, Cost of Repairs

“Seamus had been regularly—and not always permissibly—fucking Josiah for nearly two years now, Seamus was firmly planted within the “gay is evil” Sunday crowd.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Reluctant Cowboy

“Perfect in your imperfection.”
― A.M. Arthur, Whole

“The first man Noel thought he loved, and who was still his very best friend.”
― A.M. Arthur, The Truth as He Knows It

“If only he’d ridden me hard. Naked and without a horse involved.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Whistling on grass in the January cold, with the gorgeous Texas land all around them. Perfection in its own way.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Since we’re still in walking mode. Walk right? Walk the line?” “You wanna walk the line, you better get yourself a good singing voice, Mr. Cash.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“T’was a foolish man who built his house upon the sand,” Wyatt said softly to the cupcake. “I can see the wave coming. I just hope it doesn’t wreck everything when it hits shore.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Warning: This book contains an Australian transplant with a head full of secrets, a party planner with enough baggage to sink a battleship, and a surly teenager who just wants them both to get over themselves.”
― A.M. Arthur, Foundation of Trust

“Hugo was all grown up. Taller, with more muscles on his lean frame, and a healthy tan to his skin. He stood with his back straight, head up, confident in himself. So different from the skittish teenager Brand remembered clearly. But still as good-looking as ever in the perfect boy-next-door way.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy

“He didn’t expect the fat tear rolling down his left cheek, or the genuine grief in his eyes.”
― A.M. Arthur, The Truth as He Knows It

“Everything had always belonged to Seamus, from the room to the furniture to Josiah’s own body. Even his own damned paycheck had been under Seamus’s control.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Reluctant Cowboy

“It wasn’t about the orgasm now; it was about the experience. It was about their bodies and minds and existing together until exhausted.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Brand was no longer his hero but an equal, and he truly hoped Brand saw Hugo the same way.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy

“York deli. Except for the pizza. Paul says”
― A.M. Arthur, The Truth as He Knows It

“If we kept everything forever, we’d never find anything new.”
― A.M. Arthur, No Such Thing

“This was... Hugo. His Hugo. Older and stronger, but still so fucking vulnerable.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy

“Um, how old would Brand’s kid be now?” “I guess around your age. Twenty or so.” Her lips twitched. “Maybe that’s why he agreed to hire on an accidental cowboy with no real experience. You remind him of something he lost a long time ago.” Wyatt’s heart sped up. “Do you think he regrets giving up his kid?” “No.” Ouch.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“If people are meant to be together, they work through their bullshit and they find ways to fix it.”
― A.M. Arthur

“How they themselves were like the stars—specks of individual light in a sea of billions, both the same as every other one, and also completely different from each other. No one light identical but each serving the same function.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Reluctant Cowboy

“He felt like he’d been dropped into the middle of some sort of Greek tragedy and had no idea what his role was, or how to negotiate his way safely out of the narrative.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Like I said, hearts can be tricky things. Sometimes gender doesn't matter when two souls connect.”
― A.M. Arthur, Stand By You

“For the first time in a long time, Jackson liked together a lot more than alone.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Accidental Cowboy

“Brand had been sixteen when Colt ran away from home and disappeared from their lives, and it had hurt. A lot. And then sixteen more years passed before Colt drove back home with his boyfriend in tow, and Brand finally began to understand Colt’s reasons for leaving. He’d left to be his true, gay self, while Brand...hid. And worked. And denied himself anything except the most basic physical pleasures.”
― A.M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy