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They were words that Anthony, suffocating in his lonely silence, most wanted to hear. He hadn’t realized he wanted to hear them until Castle said them,
“Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. Because they're just as important. Actually, for us, they're way more important.”
― Loveless
― Loveless
“Straight people, he thinks, probably don't spend this much time convincing themselves that they're straight.”
― Red, White & Royal Blue
― Red, White & Royal Blue
“Two dudes met. They fell in love. They lived. That's our story.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“She’s inching forward.
Is there a heterosexual explanation for why she’s inching forward?”
― The Henna Wars
Is there a heterosexual explanation for why she’s inching forward?”
― The Henna Wars
“It shouldn't have mattered, not when Miel and the other girls in his class wore jeans more than they wore skirts. Not when they told their brothers what to do, and borrowed their fathers' books.
But there was everything else. The idea of being called Miss or Ms. or worse, Mrs. The thought of being grouped in when someone called out 'girls' or 'ladies.' The endless, echoing use of 'she' and 'her,' 'miss' and 'ma'am.' Yes, they were words. They were all just words. But each of them was wrong, and they stuck to him. Each one was a golden fire ant, and they were biting his arms and his neck and his bound-flat chest, leaving him bleeding and burning.
'He.' 'Him.' 'Mister.' 'Sir.' Even teachers admonishing him and his classmates with 'boys, settle down' or 'gentlemen, please.' These were sounds as perfect and clean as winter rain, and they calmed each searing bite of those wrong words.”
― When the Moon Was Ours
But there was everything else. The idea of being called Miss or Ms. or worse, Mrs. The thought of being grouped in when someone called out 'girls' or 'ladies.' The endless, echoing use of 'she' and 'her,' 'miss' and 'ma'am.' Yes, they were words. They were all just words. But each of them was wrong, and they stuck to him. Each one was a golden fire ant, and they were biting his arms and his neck and his bound-flat chest, leaving him bleeding and burning.
'He.' 'Him.' 'Mister.' 'Sir.' Even teachers admonishing him and his classmates with 'boys, settle down' or 'gentlemen, please.' These were sounds as perfect and clean as winter rain, and they calmed each searing bite of those wrong words.”
― When the Moon Was Ours
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