Bryce

“It matters which side we choose. Even if there will never be more light than darkness. Even if there can be no more joy in the galaxy than there is pain. For every action we undertake, for every word we speak, for every life we touch—it matters. I don’t turn toward the light because it means someday I’ll ‘win’ some sort of cosmic game. I turn toward it because it is the light.”
― Claudia Gray, Master & Apprentice

“We all have to learn to be brave. We can't allow them to take away our love.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“She finally inhaled, and I thought she might be done, but, nope, she just kept on steamrolling. 'And if you ever, ever speak to my son that way again, I swear I will show up at your front door and you'll see what hell looks like. Our boys - your son - deserve better than your primitive, backward, abusive way of thinking. I hope Ben knows that he is beautiful and perfect and worthy just as he is, and' - her voice went up a notch - 'AND IF HE'S LISTENING, HE ALWAYS HAS A SAFE PLACE HERE.'
Then she hung up, and she looked wiped out, but there was also this terrifying, wild energy around her. Her gaze narrowed on me. 'No one treats my son that way and gets away with it. No one.”
― Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

“Vi and Olivia spun off. Antonio hesitated, and Seb saw the glassy eyes, the quivering lip, the dawning realization.
'Really?" said Antonio. 'You mean it?'
He pulled Antonio in for a kiss. It was short, but it was enough for now.
'Yes,' said Seb. 'I mean it.'
Right then, Sebastián Rojas got to see a new expression on Antonio's face.
The one where he was both surprised *and* delighted.”
― Mark Oshiro, That Way Madness Lies