“It didn't stop her from pretending, though. Imagining for a moment she could have a life like Harry's. Where your world was whatever you made of it and whoever you let into it and you were allowed to be happy… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“The truth was, somewhere down the line, between the hospitalisations and the drugs, I’d somehow lost the cornerstone of humanity: the ability to pretend, to counterfeit the basics of social interaction, to smile when you didn’t feel like smiling, to… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Behind my eyelids, I saw him dancing in spirals of coloured light, emerald, blue, and brilliant purple, enfolding him like the wings of an… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“He kissed me. And it was the most Oliver kiss. His hands cupping my face gently to draw me to him, and his lips… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“All sense, all judgement, overthrown by a h-dropping, glottal-stopping glitter pirate, and I didn't have to care.” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Shut up. For the love of Jesus fucking Christ on a moose , shut up. I'm trying to get off here." He fell on… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“When I was lost in the fog, it was as though nothing else existed. And, afterwards, it seemed incomprehensible that I had ever really… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Are we going to kick arse and take names, Miss Kane?" "I was thinking we'd maybe just ask them some questions. Politely.” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“So, lemme get this right. We're gonna make a go of it. You and me? Togevver? Even though I'm orange and you're mental?” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“He grinned, teeth and dimples and freckles moving like dust in a ray of sunlight. "Ayup, petal." Oh ” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Bitter experience has taught me that you don't engage with intellectually superior wankers who make long speeches about moral relativism.” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Did happiness always used to be this complicated?" Amy asked after a bit. I shrugged, " I have no idea. Happiness and I are… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“But I would fight for Darian. Sacrifice be damned, selfish or not, hopeless or not, I would fight for Darian. I had not expectations… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“My world was one of only broken images, like I was standing always on the threshold of a mirror, unable to tell the reflection… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“I knew how to be a friend, a lover, a partner. I knew how to make someone feel cherished and seen and listened to… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“When you say together . . ." "It'll help if I'm close to you physically." "I bet you say that to all the girls.” — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
