Are you going to be playing for the pure thrill of unreluctant desire?

I love you-I do-but I am afraid of making that love too important. Because you're always going to leave me, A. We can't deny it. You're always going to leave.

I say good-bye to the part of myself that misses him so much.

being with someone for over a year can mean that you love them … but it can also mean you’re trapped.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.

It feels like we’ve stepped outside of time. Even though there is no such place.

...he hopes that maybe it'll make people a little less scared of two boys kissing than they were before, and a little more welcoming to the idea that all people are, in fact, born equal, no matter who they kiss or screw, no matter what dreams they have or love they give.