Josh Lanyon Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Like true philosophers I've come to believe that religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown after proper education.”
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“I liked you the first time I saw you. You were sitting on the floor surrounded by books, and you looked up when I opened the door and smiled right at me. It felt like you had been waiting for me, like you were welcoming me home.”
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“People loved you in the way they knew how - and often it was not the way you knew. Or needed.”
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“Cops before breakfast.Before coffee even. As if Mondays weren't bad enough.”
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“Kit, you're forty. You look thirty. You act...well, never mind. You're carrying on like you think you're seventy”
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“He scooped up Victoria practically before she hit the ground, well within the five-second rule. If she'd been a potato chip, he could have still eaten her. Not something I particularly wanted to contemplate.”
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“He was breathing, which is always a good sign. As gently as I could I picked him up, placed him on the towel, wrapped it around him, and put him in my car. I drove to the emergency clinic, the cat purring on the seat beside me. “What’s his name?†the young man at the front desk asked as my towel and cat were whisked to a back room. “Uh…John Tomkins,†I said. “That’s different,†the receptionist said, writing it down. “He was a pirate,†I said. “I mean Tomkins. I don’t know about the cat. (...)”
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“Shrugging out of the damaged shirt, Jake said roughly, “I still dream about you.†“I have nightmares about you.†I dragged my T-shirt over my head, threw it aside.”
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“He said you were on the scene when that Laurel Canyon homicide went down.†“I’m lucky that way,†I said. “So are you two square again?†I halted, mid-ripping open the cookies, and stared at him. “Well, he’s pretty square,†I said. “I’m just a rectangular guy.†With latent triangular tendencies.”
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“I gave a helpless laugh. “Damned if I know. I think…we seem to have reached impasse. I feel betrayed by your friendship with Verlane. I realize that’s not logical. I realize that if I’d made the mistakes Verlane has made, I’d want my friends to stand by me, hope that someone would help me when the time came. I just…†“What?†I met his eyes. “I just need to come first for someone, Guy.”
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“She shrugged another plump shoulder. “I never listened to Porter when he got going.†Ah. At last. The secret to a successful marriage.”
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“I noticed you right away.†She gave me an approving look. “I like quiet, polite men. And men who wear Hugo Boss. I was hoping you weren’t gay. Or that you were only half-gay. Like Paul.†“Uh…sorry,†I said. “It’s pretty much full-time now. The pay’s not great, but the perks…”
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“A pause followed my greeting. Then “We’re watching you †whispered the voice on the other end. “Yeah? Did you see what I did with my keys? †Silence. Then dial tone. These younger demons. So easily discouraged.”
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“I love you," Jake whispered. "Are you strong enough for this?" I made myself comfortable. Said over my shoulder, "Sure." "Would you tell me if you weren't?" I grinned. "Maybe. I can't think of a nicer way to commit suicide." "That's good. I can't think of a more pleasant way to commit murder.”
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“I’m never wrong? Who besides Republican presidents and evil masterminds can say that with a straight face?”
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“I don't know if real courage lies in storming barricades or simply not denying the truth.”
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“You were the first in every way that counted.”
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“'What about stress? Are you using your stress-management techniques when things seem to be getting on top of you?' 'Nothing is getting on top of me.' As I said it, a totally inappropriate picture popped into my mind. 'What are you feeling?' Jake's breath warm against my face, my bruised lips tingling from his kisses. 'Tell me what it feels like with me inside you.'”
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“Everything a gay man does makes a political statement. Everything matters: where you bank, where you shop, where you eat. When you hold your lover’s hand in public”
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“You're kind of a smart ***** when you're not flat on your face.”
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“I thought of the words of the Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne. "If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.”
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“I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Get your facts straight, and then you can distort them as much as you like.”
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“This is how God made me. You are how God made you. All God's chillun are made how God made 'em. You think God made a mistake, take it up with Him.”
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“I know you've all heard the advice, "Show, don't tell." The best writers don't tell you, and quite frankly they don't just show you -- they make you feel it, live it, taste it, touch it. Storytelling is about being in the moment with the characters.”
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“He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire. Yeah, that was the life.”
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“I want people to react to my work, to think, to question, to challenge, to cry and laugh and feel.”
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“I'm not insane. This is very simple, very straightforward. Provided he doesn't kill me, its foolproof.”
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“Kevin refilled my plastic cup with more box wine. I smiled thanks. Kevin smiled welcome. Jake kicked my ankle.”
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“Knowing and believing are two different things.”
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“If there was one life skill everyone on the planet needed, it was the ability to think with critical objectivity”
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