Danny Kearl

“No sleeping.” His lips kick up into a smile. “I’m not sleeping.” “You always say that when I catch you sleeping.” “I’m never sleeping when I close my eyes like this with you.” “Then what are you doing?” He pauses and I think he might not answer. But then he says, “I’m committing the moment to memory.”
― Cara Bastone, Promise Me Sunshine

“Joy doesn’t require the absence of grief,” my mother said. “We have the capacity to hold both at the same time. That’s part of the human experience.”
― Ana Huang, King of Envy

“Okay, let’s just get this straight, yeah?” He stands up to his full height. “You are mine. So your problems are mine, your hurt is mine, your happiness is mine to share, and your achievements are mine to cheer you on for. The same way I’m yours. Every breath in my lungs, every cell in my body, is yours. If you want something, fuckin’ take it because it’s my privilege to give it to you. “I don’t want to hear any more of this ‘not your problem’ bullshit because if it’s a problem for you, then it’s a problem for me, and I’m gonna fuckin’ deal with it. I’m not Marshall, I’m not your roommate, I’m not your parents. I’m not gonna let you down. Because you and me, we belong to each other now, okay?”
― Anna Harrison, Fighting Spirit

“I want it to be good for you, too.” “Maddie.” Hudson smiles. Brushes his thumbs along my ribs and drums his fingers against my skin. “This right here—being with you? Touching you? Breathing the same air as you?—is good enough for me. Everything else is a bonus.” Goddamn him for being the most perfect man.”
― Chelsea Curto, Slap Shot