“I’m broken by my need for others. By the erotic dance of memory that pounces when loneliness falls.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
“I barricaded myself and stared out the window, without seeing anything but my own unhappiness.”
― The Loser
― The Loser
“Men and boys should be capable of beautiful things.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
“I knew I did not deserve help, because this was not real trauma. He was a kid, not a criminal. Accomplished, not dangerous. He was the one who lost everything. I was just the nobody it happened to.”
― Know My Name
― Know My Name
“And I remember thinking, how cruel it was that our plans were out there somewhere. Another version of our future, out there somewhere, in perpetual orbit.”
― Tin Man
― Tin Man
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