Arthur Lopez

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Arthur.

https://www.goodreads.com/thequiettalkingkid

Loading...
Gayle Forman
“It's okay,' he tells me. 'If you want to go. Everyone wants you to stay. I want you to stay more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.' His voice cracks with emotion. He stops, clears his throat, takes a breath, and continues. 'But that's what I want and I could see why it might not be what you want. So I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It's okay if you have to leave us. It's okay if you want to stop fighting.'

For the first time since I realized that Teddy was gone, too, I feel something unclench. I feel myself breathe. I know that Gramps can't be that late-inning pinch hitter I'd hoped for. He won't unplug my breathing tube or overdoes me with morphine or anything like that. But this is the first time today that anyone has acknowledged what I have lost. I know that the social worker warned Gran and Gramps not to upset me, but Gramps's recognition, and the permission he just offered me--it feels like a gift.

Gramps doesn't leave me. He slumps back into the chair. It's quiet now. So quiet you can almost hear other people's dreams. So quiet that you can almost hear me tell Gramps, 'Thank you.”
Gayle Forman, If I Stay

Rick Riordan
“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

John Green
“It's not because I want to make out with her."
Hold on." He grabbed a pencil and scrawled excitedly at the paper as if he'd just made a mathematical breakthrough and then looked back up at me. "I just did some calculations, and I've been able to determine that you're full of shit”
John Green, Looking for Alaska

Gayle Forman
“If you stay, I'll do whatever you want. I'll quit the band, go with you to New York. But if you need me to go away, I'll do that, too. I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would be too painful, that maybe it'd be easier for you to erase us. And that would suck, but I'd do it. I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay.”
Gayle Forman, If I Stay

André Gide
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

381884 Silver Lunar Academy Role-play — 31 members — last activity Mar 22, 2022 06:44PM
Hello Students, Teachers, and those alike! Welcome to Silver Lunar. This school has been here for thousands of years, yet it's still in tip top shape! ...more
130012 it's personal — 1920 members — last activity Jan 24, 2026 05:57AM
Welcome to It's Personal: a collective gathering of souls, each equipped with their own thoughts, desires, fears, dreams, and secrets. It’s Personal ...more
73817 Camp Half-Blood — 5204 members — last activity Dec 02, 2025 01:02AM
Do you wish you could talk to animals or make flickering flames dance in your palm? Do you dream of riding a flying horse? Have you ever waved a stick ...more
126557 Rainbow Support Group — 984 members — last activity Sep 14, 2025 04:17AM
This group is for people of the LGBTQ+ community or genuine and sincere LGBTQ+ supporters. This group is to vent, ask and give advice, and to just let ...more
49526 YA LGBT Books — 13358 members — last activity Jan 22, 2026 06:22PM
For anyone who enjoys LGBTQ books written for young adults. We're a friendly, supportive group that provides a non-judgmental place to discuss the boo ...more
More of Arthur’s groups…
year in books
Briar *...
151 books | 919 friends

Voldemort
1,422 books | 200 friends

Virgini...
1,445 books | 4,929 friends

Erth
5,108 books | 3,496 friends

Furrawn
6,246 books | 345 friends

Mystic ...
0 books | 369 friends

Zackary...
1,913 books | 1,273 friends

Joshua ...
77 books | 1 friend

More friends…
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Best GLBT books for teens
366 books — 439 voters




Polls voted on by Arthur

Lists liked by Arthur