Rosacea

“I'm not gay.” That wasn't what I meant to say.
“Congratulations. Would you like a medal?” Bunny Slippers asked.
“I already have a medal. For bravery, not for being gay. I think you made me gay.”
“I made you gay?” He set down the napkin he was holding. “Is that better or worse than the person who made you stupid?”
― Dani Alexander, Shattered Glass

“It was a special kind of hell: to be so close to him and know he could never have him.”
― Alessandra Hazard, Just a Bit Unhealthy

“To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up.

Never had he wanted something this badly, and held it in his hands knowing that tomorrow it would be gone, traded for the high cliffs of Ios, and the uncertain future across the border, the chance to stand before his brother, to ask him for all the answers that no longer seemed important. A kingdom, or this.”
― S.U. Pacat, Captive Prince: Volume Two

“Someday isn’t a day of the week. It doesn’t come around automatically. You gotta go out there and get it.”
― Emma Scott, Someday, Someday