“Kieran lets it out, in careful, clipped sentences so people sitting at tables nearby won't notice that he's on the verge of crying, in language so detached that he could be talking about someone else. In a quiet voice, not… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Can we not? That's all Kieran can muster, for a moment. Seth pauses, staring at him, startled and expectant. Kieran swallows and fumbles for… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Okay. I'll, uh... I'll come in for some extra hours some other time. Could you tell Marcus I was sick or something, not that… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Not everything is your truth," she said tersely. "Some things are just true.” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“May you grow up kinder than your fathers and less superstitious than your mothers,” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“I guess I think of it as what we called each other in college when we didn't want to use gay to refer to… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Admittedly, he spends the next six hours watching cooking dramas on Netflix and eating an entire pint of ice cream, but that's his standard… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“Imagine having a well-cultivated pirate crew and established career as the terror of the seas, only to have some bloody ten-year-old show up claiming… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“God, he thinks, he could be starving and she’d fill him up with one sweet look.” — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“That's okay," he offers. "I mean, you don't have to want to be called that." Seth offers him a halfway smile. "I like to… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
“It's way better to cut himself off from the possibility of success. Make a token effort and squander what opportunity he has so he… — Austin Chant Copy Share Image
