A.J. Truman > Quotes

“Age is just a number, as long as that number is above eighteen.”
― A.J. Truman, Out on a Limb

“He turned back around, and I admired his ass in those pants. I loved sports.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Is this what you want?” “Do you know that humans were able to evolve because of fire? Fire allowed humans to stay up late and communicate. My fire for you has continued to burn. That’s a long-winded yes for you.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“I don’t have any moves, per se. I just be myself.” “What if that doesn’t work for us?” Amos asked. “I mean, Julian can speak actual French, and it doesn’t help.” “Je sui loser.” Julian hung his head.”
― A.J. Truman, The Barkeep and the Bro

“Having a near death experience showed me I had to start living.” “With your doctor?” “We can’t choose who we love. Love is love is love, according to Manuel Lin-Miranda.” “It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“I think knowing that there are things you can’t prepare for in life and still choosing to move forward is what makes you brave.”
― A.J. Truman, The Falcon and the Foe

“One of the many things I loved about history was that it was one long story. The present was confusing and made no sense. Only when we looked back did we see the narrative logic of our lives.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Anyway, my life has been boring because I’ve been here for the past two weeks. I haven’t even had a chance to see Mathias.” Mathias was her boyfriend, a pre-law student presumably doing a similar amount of cramming. “He texted me a dick pic a few days ago, but I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had a chance to look at it.” She tossed me her phone. “Can you open it and respond back?”

The phone landed in my hands like a live grenade.

“Write back something complimentary about his dick. Like ‘OMG so big.’ And add some emoji. Eggplant, winky face. Make it flirty, but not so flirty that he thinks we’re going to be having sex this week.”

“Um, I’m going to let you handle that one.” I slid back the phone, preferring not to Cyrano with her boyfriend’s junk.”
― A.J. Truman, Advanced Chemistry

“You like rimming Santa?”
― A.J. Truman, Hot Mall Santa

“It’s scary when you enter the real world. It’s like turning off the highway in the middle of nowhere. Maybe there’s another road, or a dirt road, or nothing at all. But it’s up to you to forge your own path. You can ask for advice, but ultimately, it’s your road. And the good thing about this road is that it can go in any direction you want. You can turn left, turn right, turn around, get off the road completely onto another dirt road. All that freedom is scary, frankly. But eventually, you’ll look in the rearview mirror and marvel at this amazing journey you built from nothing. Enjoy the journey. Enjoy the confusion. Enjoy making mistakes. That’s how the best roads are built.”
― A.J. Truman, Out on a Limb

“I fell asleep with a page stuck to my cheek.”
― A.J. Truman, Only One Coffin

“When you care about someone so much, they can make the world around you disappear. Everyone”
― A.J. Truman, Out in the Open

“You’ve been holding onto a raincheck for ten years. This time, we’re going to right the wrongs of the past. Amos Bright, will you go to prom with me?” Every single student leaned forward in their chair, hanging on my answer. If only I could get them to be this engaged with our regular lessons.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“You know, I suspected there was a connection between you two.” Aguilar poured himself a drink while Clint did us all a favor and loosened his tie. “I remember when I brought Hutch around that first day. There was this feeling in the air.” From what I remembered, Aguilar was one hundred percent oblivious.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“When I have sex with someone”
― A.J. Truman, Scoring Chance

“My past had taught me that sex could create fake intimacy. It brought people closer physically, not emotionally, and landmines formed when a person mixed up the two. Whatever feelings swirled inside me at the moment were merely a side-effect of amazing sex.”
― A.J. Truman, The Falcon and the Foe

“I think I just got pranked, but also gay rights, so I’m not sure.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“You want to watch us dance?” “Damn right. I want to see you two get the happy ending you never got in high school. I feel so grateful to have lived long enough that my gay son can go to the prom with the man he loves. There was a time when they wouldn’t allow gay men to even teach kids.” This guy. I was two seconds away from becoming a pile of tears.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Complaints like this were the quickest way to get under my skin. Nobody took history seriously. They thought math, English, and science were the only valuable subjects. A lack of taking history seriously was why we had Holocaust deniers and anti-vaxxers.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Shock, anger, disgust, (and joy?) twisted in me. The entire cast of Inside Out was having a field day in my head.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Sarita and I have a date scheduled for this week.” Pop raised his eyebrows. “And I already cleared it with my doctor that I can take Viagra.” “Dr. Kumar is your doctor!” “And she very much approves.” Pop broke into a hearty laugh.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“I couldn’t help it. He does things to me. He triggers the flirty part of my brain.” “Your prefrontal whoretex?”
― A.J. Truman, The Fireman and the Flirt

“Do you know what it’s like working for the world’s sexiest brick wall?”
― A.J. Truman, The Barkeep and the Bro

“In ancient cultures, the sharing of food was symbolic of unification. And in modern times, Skittles were delicious.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Before we could continue our telepathic foreplay, his players dumped the water cooler of Gatorade on his head. Hutch’s white polo shirt became see-through, so really, we all won tonight.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“History can repeat itself if we aren’t careful. Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. The same conflicts, the same short-sightedness, the same mistakes.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“The bubonic plague was a rough time for the world. Things went dormant. But the theme of history is that humans are resilient. We always bounce back stronger. Out of the darkness of the plague came our final unit of the year, the Renaissance, which gave birth to artistic beauty and scientific advancements that propelled humanity forward.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Who knew I had such bottom energy?”
― A.J. Truman, The Barkeep and the Bro

“He went to his nightstand, where he produced fresh lube and condoms. It was a Christmas miracle!”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History

“Hutch looked over his shoulder at me, and I wanted to remember that face forever. Pure joy radiated off him. I gave him two thumbs up. He winked back at me. Someone was getting lucky tonight.”
― A.J. Truman, Ancient History