Rachel Reid, The Long Game > Quotes

“Is Kip happy you are retiring this year?”
“Fuck off. I’m not retiring this year.”
Ilya widened his eyes in mock surprise. “No? But your body is so old!”
“Okay,” Scott said, and began to stand. “Good night, Rozanov.”
“Do you remember where your room is?”
“Shut up.”
“Do you need help?”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“I have spent the whole day
trying not to—” His eyes darted to the door, which was ajar, likely realizing
how loudly he was talking. He dropped his voice to a near whisper. “Trying
not to be obvious about how fucking in love with you I am.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“I love you so much it sucks.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“Maybe therapy, like so many things worth doing, hurts when you first start.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“What is the point of life if you are not eating chicken parmesan and ice cream?”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“Shane closed his eyes, just to relieve one of his overstimulated senses.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“I will never fucking forgive you if you get lung cancer and die.

Ilya watched another cloud of smoke disappear into the night sky. I know, sweetheart, he replied silently. I know.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“When you watch it, this is what you will see. Me saying nothing. I wanted to say you are fucking everything to me. Everything. Okay?”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“It was a tiny bit devastating to learn that none of the changes he'd made in his life had fixed him. Even with so much to be happy about, he was almost hoping for the plane to crash for real this time.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“Those desires didn’t scare you?”
Ilya considered the question before answering. “No. They never did. It just seemed like an opportunity for more sex.” It was the truth; maybe if he hadn’t been attracted to girls first, he would have been scared, but being attracted to men as well had always made him feel...evolved.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“I love you so much it sucks."

Shane beamed at him. "That's too bad, because this is as good as it's going to get."

"No," Ilya said fondly, "I don't think it is.”
― Rachel Reid, The Long Game