Joey

“But then I look at him; I hear his laugh, I see his smile, and the darkness melts away. Then I do have hope--even just for a little while--because I know that there is something in this world I can fight for. Something I will fight for if I have to.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World

“You told me you didn't want that to be the only story folks told about you, right? Well, memories are just stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the past, so don't let that one memory become the only story you tell about yourself. Who we were isn't who we are; it doesn't limit who we can be.”
― Shaun David Hutchinson, A Complicated Love Story Set in Space

“There’s a million reasons why someone won’t come out. What might seem like no big deal to one person is the whole universe to another.”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End

“When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love.”
― Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World