Lane Hayes > Quotes

“Be honest about who you are and good things will come.”
― Lane Hayes, Better Than Good

“Life is for the living. Honor your dead, but don’t die with them. Our time is now.”
― Lane Hayes, The Right Time

“Every night I’d call out my usual, “Honey, I’m home” the way I had for fourteen years. Mike hadn’t been here for almost four of those years, but I greeted him anyway. I supposed it was like having coffee with him in the garden outside the wine tasting room. I couldn’t explain it to anyone without sounding crazy but I knew he was there, watching over me. Talking to him kept him alive and made me less…dead.”
― Lane Hayes, Leaning Into Forever

“Have you ever been so blindsided by a kiss you had to hold on for dear life to avoid toppling over like a sapling in a fierce storm? Yeah, me either. This was a first. It was no ordinary kiss. This felt like a revelation. Like a thunderclap accompanied by the soulful voices of a Greek chorus.”
― Lane Hayes, Leaning Into Love

“Il embrassa ma joue et ferma les yeux. J’écoutai sa respiration pendant que je le tenais. J’attendais que le regret, l’anxiété ou même la claustrophobie me fassent tomber de mon nuage et tuent la joie et le sentiment de justesse que je ressentais. Mais ce moment avec Mitch était plus fort que les précédents. Je me sentais invincible et en phase avec ma place dans le monde comme jamais auparavant. Quelque chose me disait qu’il était la clé.”
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“He strove to concentrate on the journey rather than worry about an uncertain future.”
― Lane Hayes, The Right Words

“If all it took to make my pulse jump was a sweet compliment delivered in another language by a beautiful man, I was screwed.”
― Lane Hayes, The Right Words

“That’s the second time I’ve kissed you in less than a week and the hundredth time I’ve wanted to do it all fucking summer. And I don’t even like you.”
― Lane Hayes, Out on the Ice

“It took a strength of character far greater than the norm to stand up to the status quo. To insist you be given the right to be yourself. Your whole self. Acts of bravery aren't necessarily giant statements. Sometimes the most poignant ones came from those who live quietly but honestly.”
― Lane Hayes, A Kind of Truth

“He frequently jumped up and paced when a new idea hit him. And he wouldn’t sit again until he was sure I’d written it down. Or until a dog passed by. He must have stopped midsentence five times to pet a dog. The last one was a white French poodle.”
― Lane Hayes, Starting from Zero

“Alex was like the inviting turquoise water near the shore on a tropical beach. Naturally beautiful with a hypnotically joyful presence.”
― Lane Hayes, The Right Time

“I love you,” he whispered. Fuck. I gathered him close and rolled to my side, resting my chin on his head as tears welled. I kissed his hair and caressed his shoulders. I didn’t speak, though. I couldn’t. I wasn’t brave like Theo. I didn’t know how to say those words, knowing I’d already lost him.”
― Lane Hayes, Fairy Cakes in Winter

“Leaning in, not against, is how you find rhythm out there. And when you master it, there is no better feeling. It's hard work, but it's worth the rush of being in harmony with something bigger than yourself. I think the same construct applies to relationships.”
― Lane Hayes, Leaning Into Love

“The best thing about being in a place like New York is the feeling you can lose yourself and start over.”
― Lane Hayes, A Kind of Truth

“Being ‘in love’ is a transitory state—a passing fancy designed to sell Hallmark cards for Valentine’s Day.”
― Lane Hayes, The Real Baxter

“Two male lovers raising a kid? That was true career suicide. Now it would make us insta celebrities.”
― Lane Hayes, The Real Baxter

“I set my earlier misgivings aside, pushed my fingers through his hair, and started talking. I described the streets and scenery, the food and the people of some of my more memorable trips to Boston, Chicago, London, and Paris. I talked and talked… and just when I thought I might be boring him, he’d ask another question. I stroked his head while I spoke and let my gaze wander. But after a while, I got lost in the moment. I tuned out the piped jazz playing through the speakers, the sounds of children laughing and people chatting, and focused on Justin. The weight of his body against my shoulder, the way his voice reverberated through me when he spoke. Hell, just the sound of his breathing grounded me.”
― Lane Hayes, Starting from Zero

“I told you the name of the commercial jingle I wrote. You could always google it and—” “That’s research. Not happening,” I huffed. “Too much work?” “Too annoying. You know my brother’s name and that my mom is miserable and that I know the words to more eighties songs than I should admit. Fess up. It’s only fair.” “Okay…” He pulled into the driveway of a posh boutique hotel on Sunset and parked behind a Tesla near the modern-looking entry. Then he unfastened his seat belt and glanced up at the valet rounding the front of his car before refocusing on me. “My favorite color is blue, I’m an only child, my parents both died five years ago within a month of each other and…I’m going commando right now. How ’bout that drink?”
― Lane Hayes, Starting from Zero

“my breath literally caught in my chest. I had never seen anyone, male or female, so beautiful in my life.”
― Lane Hayes, Better Than Good

“my breath literally caught in my chest. I had never seen anyone,”
― Lane Hayes, Better Than Good

“Let’s not do that. I don’t think I’m made for casual long-distance affairs. I’m possessive and prone to wicked fits of jealousy and…I don’t want you to ever regret me.” “I will never ever regret you, Theo,” he said vehemently. “Never.”
― Lane Hayes, Fairy Cakes in Winter

“on his mouth and made a beeline”
― Lane Hayes, Better Than Chance

“O-kay…where does one go to people-watch lovers?” “Places you’d go on a date. Movies, dinner, the park, the beach, the mall.” “Seriously?” he gaped incredulously. “If you were gonna ask someone out, you’d take them to the mall? Dude. Even I know that’s lame.” “Okay, but I’m not writing about only things I like. I want to write in a language everyone understands. Get it?” “But the mall?” I sighed in mock defeat. “Pretend you just landed a hot date with the guy or girl of your dreams. Where are you gonna go?” “Somewhere free. I’m on a tight budget.” “The mall is free.” “And boring,” he countered. “And what’s the point of going someplace where you can’t afford anything?” “You can window shop,” I suggested cheerily.”
― Lane Hayes, Starting from Zero

“Fear is a powerful thing. It motivates you or it keeps you from doing what you love.”
― Lane Hayes, The Right Time

“No one is really safe in this life. You aren’t alive if you’ve never been hurt. And you’ll never really live again unless you take a chance.”
― Lane Hayes, Better Than Safe

“No. Please. I can't breathe yet. Damn. I can't decide what I like more... your Snoopy dance moves or your--”
― Lane Hayes, A Kind of Romance

“Every box of raisins is a tragic tale of grapes that could have been wine.”
― Lane Hayes, Leaning Into the Fall

“Choose love, choose happiness, and choose your own truth.”
― Lane Hayes, Out in the End Zone

“I didn’t know you’d be mine but you are. I can’t let you go now.”
― Lane Hayes, Out in the Deep

“Pops, he's a good guy. I get it. But wherever you're going with this... stop. He's not my type. At all. Come on! Even you can tell we'd never get through a dinner without it being extremely awkward."

"Why not?"

"He's too... gay."

"What does that mean? You're gay too."

I rolled my eyes. "Right. But I'm not that gay."

"Are there degrees in gayness? You should tell me these things. I'm your father. I should know.”
― Lane Hayes, A Kind of Romance