Mike Curato > Quotes

“And although living is scary when we continue to suffer, I would do it all over again to be able to write this book for you. To hope. To dream. To want love. These are dangerous acts. Fear and hope are bound up together inside of us, alongside our flaws and our divinity. In this darkness, we can find an inner light to guide us. And there is light in you, even if you can't see it.”
― Mike Curato, Flamer

“Just remember...
Even if ALL of them were to forsake you...
...You are enough.”
― Mike Curato, Flamer

“I'm not ACTING like anything. I'm just doing whatever it is I do. I don't know how to be the way everyone wants me to be.”
― Mike Curato, Flamer

“Scout regulation states that a fire has to be "hand-touch" out before leaving it unattended. But sometimes, even when you think the fire is out... you're wrong. My life feels like a mess. There are people I still don't know how to deal with... a family I don't know how to live with... and there are feelings inside me that scare me to death. But today I discovered... this fire is done burning.”
― Mike Curato, Flamer

“I'm trying to focus in on what Ted is talking about, but I'm still pretty pissed about what that loser just said to me. ...
... People love pointing out that I'm part Asian, as if I were unaware. It's not always as mean as this guy, but it still gets me upset. ...
... It's always when I'm not actually thinking about how different I am that someone reminds me I'm totally abnormal. ...
... I'm always checking the _other_ box. And I'm so over it.”
― Mike Curato, Flamer