“finding what made you happy was only the beginning of the journey—figuring out how to keep it often proved to be the unreachable destination.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“Why," he panted into Danny's neck, "why's it so goddamn good?" He was surprised at how full his voice sounded, so close to overflowing… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“But so far their love had proved deeper than their doubts, their faith in each other more unshakeable than the fear.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“Who gets everything they want, Danny, exactly how they want it? You have to decide the most important thing and go from there.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“You make me want to be a better man," Danny said. "You make me want to be worthy of you, Miller. But if that's… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“It’s always our mistakes, the things we aren’t proud of, that are the first ones to stand up, ready to be counted. That’s human… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“Danny, whose body made Miller forget the world and whose soul, even marked with shadows, made Miller believe in something beyond the stars.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“...and then Danny was moving on him in the rhythm they'd found so easily in the past, their bodies remembering the way of it… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“Something in the mysterious combination of Danny and him burned hotter and brighter than anything he'd ever imagined.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“This is the best, most real thing that’s ever happened to me,” Danny said quietly. “I’ve spent my whole life jumping from one bad… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“It's like this old patchwork quilt my momma used to have...Each piece on that quilt meant something. And some of those pieces were the… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“He didn’t know if his capacity to love had been stunted, buried beneath the need for survival for so long it had forgotten how… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“Congratulations Danny. You're now the legal equivalent of a male nurse.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“That's the best you can hope for, Danny. That your life turns out like that patchwork quilt. That you can add some bright, sparkling… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“finding what made you happy was only the beginning of the journey—figuring out how to keep it often proved to be the unreachable destination.” — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
“It’s too late for that. It’s too late to go back,” Danny said, gentle but firm. “Now you have to decide the man you… — Brooke McKinley Copy Share Image
