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“I was the prince, but you were charming”
― Jimmy Matejek-Morris, Forsooth

“There's a lot youdon't know, Sam. There's a lot I don't tell you. I know who I am. I know what I do, and what I am to this place.I know what I am to you, and how much you depend on me.You may be the symbol, and you may be the one everyone turns to when something goes bad, and you're the big badass, but I'm the guy doing the day-in, day-out work of running things. So I don't make this about me.”
― Michael Grant, Fear

“Will had kissed Nico for the first time in a moment of impulsiveness, something Nico didn’t know Will had in him. The kiss had been just like this one, short and sweet.
Then Will had pulled away, worry on his face, an apology tumbling from his lips.
Nico had stopped him. Then kissed him back.
In a moment so full of grief and rage and sadness, Will had given him …
Light.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Then he gave Nico one of his soul-warming smiles. ‘I can heal people. I can glow in the dark. And … well, I met you.’
‘Oh, gods, groaned Nico. ‘No cheesiness! It’s too early in the day, Will!’
Will snuggled up to him. ‘But it’s true. I’m very thankful we’re in each other’s lives.’
‘You cheated with that answer,’ said Nico, ‘but I’ll allow it.’
Will planted a kiss on Nico’s temple. ‘My grumpy ball of darkness.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“You did,’ confirmed Nico. ‘But it was the way you did it. You made it clear that you wanted me around. You said you wanted me to come to the infirmary and help, because … because you could use a “friendly face”.’
‘It was true. And you did help.’
‘You brought me closer instead of rejecting me,’ Nico said, his voice cracking. ‘I’d never been called a friendly face. Ever. You made me rethink everything – my place in camp, my crush on Percy, my future. It took you scolding me like you were the camp director to make me realize that I was … wanted.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“You are the ghost king, a voice said.

I am, Nico thought.

This is where you belong.

But then Nico raised his head. Looked at the other two passengers. Will, whose face was strained as he reached down with a shaking hand to grab at him.

Nico took it, gripped his boyfriend’s hand tight, and thought, No. This is where I belong.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Maybe it’s a quest for tartar sauce,” Percy said. “Something low-stakes and delicious.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“What would make Nico realize they were simply, irreconcilably too different. ‘Yes?’
Nico didn’t seem able to talk at first. Then: ‘You are a legitimate demigod Care Bear.’
Will’s top lip trembled. He fell to his knees. Then he bent over in loud, raucous laughter until tears poured from his eyes.
‘You’re so weird.’ Nico crawled over, pulled Will to him and silenced his laughter with a tender kiss. ‘Please keep being my own personal Care Bear, though.’
‘Always,’ said Will.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“Getting over Percy was easier than Nico expected. What was one straight boy when you spent your whole life longing for the impossible?”
― Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star

“I . . .” I’m not your sweetheart, motherfucker.”
― Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield

“I’ve been playing the part of a girl who escapes a serial killer every night for months. It’s not a game this time. The consequences are real, but we still have to play.”
― Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

“They're not the only ones who can put masks on and scare people.”
― Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

“I choose to be happy.
Because I can be.
Because I deserve to be.
Gay means happy, too, you know.”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller

“Anyone who thinks that homophobia doesn't exist in this day and age has never been the gay boy in a boys' locker room”
― Kevin van Whye, Date Me, Bryson Keller

“Jesus, what did you have for breakfast? A bowl of Honey Bunches of Bitch?”
― Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

“People have died for less. I know; I was there.”
― Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

“You can, and you will. Women are every bit as capable of killing as men. And you have advantages that men do not. You are all attractive young women, and your appearance means men underestimate you. You will use this to your advantage.”
― Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

“Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story.”
― Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

“Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right.”
― Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

“Being different is what makes us fun, remember?”
― Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It