“Sometimes it feels like I didn't even exist before that. Like you invented me.”
― People We Meet on Vacation
― People We Meet on Vacation
“The trees have to be tied down by sunset. When the Woodsmen come, they always try to run.”
― The Wolf and the Woodsman
― The Wolf and the Woodsman
“I thought you didn’t like holding hands,” I say.
“And you said you did,” he says.
“So, what? I just get whatever I want now?” I tease.
His smile flickers back into place, calm and restrained. “Yes, Poppy,” he says. “You get whatever you want now. Is that a problem?”
“What if I want you to have what you want?”
He arches an eyebrow. “Are you just saying that because you know what I’m going to say, and you want to make fun of me for it?”
“No?” I say. “Why? What are you going to say?”
Our hands go still between us. “I have what I want, Poppy.”
― People We Meet on Vacation
“And you said you did,” he says.
“So, what? I just get whatever I want now?” I tease.
His smile flickers back into place, calm and restrained. “Yes, Poppy,” he says. “You get whatever you want now. Is that a problem?”
“What if I want you to have what you want?”
He arches an eyebrow. “Are you just saying that because you know what I’m going to say, and you want to make fun of me for it?”
“No?” I say. “Why? What are you going to say?”
Our hands go still between us. “I have what I want, Poppy.”
― People We Meet on Vacation
“We can't change the events of our lives. They happen, and there they are. But the lines we draw to connect those events, the shapes we make and the conclusions we reach, those come from us. They are our design.”
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
“All that talk of quiet obedience is for their benefit, not yours. They don't have to go to the effort of striking you down if you're already on your knees.”
― The Wolf and the Woodsman
― The Wolf and the Woodsman
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