June

“When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don't trust.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café

“I never know how to answer that question because I don't feel like I am out. I feel like I am in a constant state of coming out, and like I always will be. I have to come out every time I meet someone.”
― Emily R. Austin, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

“You tried to tell your story to people who didn't know how to listen.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby