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“Sometimes, we have to run away in order to clear our heads and put ourselves together as best we can. The important thing, is that we return stronger than when we left.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Be gay. Do crimes.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“And besides, everyone knows Superman is in love with Batman. Even though someone decided their ship name should be SuperBat rather than the golden opportunity that is ManMan.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“We're a lighthouse, Nick. A beacon to help them find their way home.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“I don't know if I wanna eat cheese made from sheep. I feel like we need to talk about dairy in general. Who is the first guy who decided to squeeze the thing hanging off an animal and drink whatever came out? Because you KNOW it was a guy - a woman would never be that dumb. Do you think he was dared to do it by his caveman friends? Like, they started with cattle, and then worked their way to a sabertooth...”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Even though he could have anyone in the city, man or woman, he has chosen you. You must be something extraordinary for him to have fallen the way he has. And now I know how to strike at him. How to get him to his knees.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“No one who started a sentence with 'well, well, well' ever wanted something nice.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Shadow Star lowered his leg. “Did you just … kiss my head?” Nick forgot how to human. To his horror, he fell back on old habits with the sound he made: that of an amorous elk in the Pacific Northwest, bleating and terrible.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“In a way, he has his own superpower, even if it was called a disorder.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Woah." Nick Breathed. He hadn't known until this exact moment that a bookcase hiding a secret entrance was one of his kinks. Definitely was now.”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Brotatochip”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“Your house isn't haunted! Your aunt is such a liar. She distracted me with cookies and lies!”
― T.J. Klune, The Extraordinaries

“They took a moment of silence for the heterosexuals of the world.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“There have to be trans extraordinaries. Do you think we'll get to meet them?"
Probably," Jazz said, "I've personally met an absurd amount of queer extraordinaries."
Poor straight people, they really don't get to have much. Except for fake white Jesus, do they?
They took a moment of silence for the heterosexuals.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“We stand together,” Nick reminded him, “so we don’t have to struggle apart. You’re not alone in this, okay?”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“There have to be trans extraordinaries. Do you think we'll get to meet them?"
"Probably," Jazz said, "I've personally met an absurd amount of queer extraordinaire."
"Poor straight people, they really don't get to have much. Except for fake white Jesus, do they?"
They took a moment of silence for the heterosexuals of the world. When enough time had passed (six seconds--straights didn't need that much sympathy), Nick clapped his hands and said, "Okay! I think I'm ready to do this.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“Who the hell did Seth think he was, walking in here to save the day, looking so stupidly adorable that Nick thought he would just die?”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“What is this?” Nick whispered, a tear trickling down his cheek. “The future,” Seth said. “For you. For me. For all of us. You’re a hero, Nicky. An Extraordinary. It’s about time you had a costume to show that.” “Oh my god,” Nick breathed. “Do you realize what this means?” “What?” Gibby asked, her voice crystal clear. “We have a ship name!” Nick cried. “Holy shit, we’re PyroGuard! Wait, no. That sounds like medicine for a foot rash. GuardStorm! StormGuard? GuardPyro!” “Nicky, no,” they all groaned. “Nicky, yes!” “Nicky, yes,” another voice said, and Nick startled. He removed the helmet and smiled at Dad, who was standing in the entryway to the kitchen. His eyes were wet, but he was smiling. Nick set the helmet on the table before flinging himself at his father. Dad caught him. He always did. “Guardian,” Dad whispered into his hair. “My guardian.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“Don’t listen to her,” Jazz said, squeezing his arm. “That’s stereotyping. You can be however you want to be, so long as it doesn’t involve you jumping into the Westfield River again. I still have nightmares about the way you smelled.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“I was a teenager once,” he’d said, arms folded. “I know what goes on in your minds. Oh, it’ll start off innocent, but then there’s Vaseline on the ceiling and where will we be then?”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“You know how queer boys are in the wild. If they know they’re being watched, they get skittish and run for the forest.”
― T.J. Klune, Flash Fire

“And not to be outdone, Nick exclaimed, "Don't listen to them! I know for a fact dads are liars because I have incontrovertible proof that Seth doesn't orgasm fire!"

Silence, only interrupted by Seth banging his head against the nearest wall over and over, each hit punctuated by the word why.”
― T.J. Klune, Heat Wave

“Well?" Dad asked. "How do I look?"
"Like you want us to follow you into an
alley so you can flash us," Nick said.
"Like you own sixteen birds with
complicated backstories for each," Seth
said.
"Like you're the bass player in a Christian
punk band called Please Us, Jesus," Jazz
said, leaning her head out of Matilda.
"Like you have red satin sheets on your
bed and mirrors on the ceiling," Gibby said,
her head just above Jazz's.
"Like you know how to show a guy a
good time," Burrito Jerry said.
'they've got a point, man," Trey said as
Bob nodded. "I feel like you want to give me
a body-cavity search with gloves you
brouqht from home.”
― T.J. Klune, Heat Wave