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“So anxious to see him that anything seemed possible. Conventions, other people's opinions, the law, all appear laughable in the face of your desire, your drive to reach your love. It's a blissful state. It's fleeting, though, this feeling. [...] in the moment itself, in the blissful moment when anything's possible, there's no need for words. You'll simply fall into one another's arms, him understanding everything - everything - at last.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman

“To will is to stir up paradoxes”
― Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

“Then he took my fingers from his lips and, pressing them against his groin, he asked, “Can you share?” “Share?” “Can you share me?” I felt him harden, and I nodded. “If that’s what it takes. Yes. I can share.” And then I was on my knees before him.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman

“We sat together in a front pew. Utterly alone. And we kissed. There in the presence of all the saints and angels, we kissed.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman