“What everyone is scared of—that if I’m me, I’m not enough.” — Courtney C. Stevens Scared Copy Share Image
“Every song deserves lyrics. Deserves a story to tell.” — Courtney C. Stevens Lyrics Copy Share Image
“Vibrant eyes, chocolate brown, kind. The mosaic of Bodee Lennox.” — Courtney C. Stevens Bodee-lennox Copy Share Image
“There’s an art to crying without a sound, and I’m a master. But” — Courtney C. Stevens Art Copy Share Image
“People weren't perfect, ever, but sometimes moments were.” — Courtney C. Stevens Moments Copy Share Image
“I love this about her. That she is like me. Emotional, and embarrassed about being emotional. I” — Courtney C. Stevens Emotional Copy Share Image
“There are no words to this music, and that makes me sad. Every song deserves lyrics. Deserves a story to tell.” — Courtney C. Stevens Lyrics Copy Share Image
“He always had bread crumbs in his voice, and I followed them like a fairy tale.” — Courtney C. Stevens Bread crumbs Copy Share Image
“Night was like Christmas. There wasn't nearly enough of it to go around, especially in June.” — Courtney C. Stevens Christmas Copy Share Image
“Bodee keeps us upright; not that his traction is better than mine, but because it’s what he does.” — Courtney C. Stevens Traction Copy Share Image
“Death can be muddle beliefs and raise questions, but it makes love crystal clear” — Courtney C. Stevens Death Copy Share Image
“Somebody (not me) should tell them, when you act like you think you’re cute, you’re not. We” — Courtney C. Stevens Cute Copy Share Image
“Right now we’re both yard sales of emotions. A penny for pain. A dime for bitterness. A quarter for grief. A dollar… — Courtney C. Stevens Anger Copy Share Image
“Black funeral dress. Black heels. Black headband in my hair. Death has a style all it's own. I'm glad I don't have… — Courtney C. Stevens Death Copy Share Image
“Nature, at its strongest, shaved off mountaintops or threw houses into the air, but it couldn't wash away pain. Everything had limitations.” — Courtney C. Stevens Limitations Copy Share Image
“And he gets why I didn't want us to be that to each other. Most people want puddles to splash around in;… — Courtney C. Stevens Personality Copy Share Image
“I won't let anyone hurt you." If a heart can smile, mine does. "Bodee, thanks," I say, though I know he doesn't… — Courtney C. Stevens Smile Copy Share Image
“ Your hurt is not an excuse to take. Your loneliness is not an excuse to cheat. Your desire is not a… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“It's as if he wants me to say he could have stopped his dad, so he's handing me a whip to beat… — Courtney C. Stevens Say Stopped Copy Share Image
“Because Bodee pulls back when other guys his age rush forward. Because his two fingers on my hips while we're dancing and… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever touch her again," Bodee says. There must be muscles in his arms where before I thought there was only… — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Lex, this'll sound weird, but when I was a kid I believed in monsters. You know, like vampires. Werewolves. Ghosts. And I… — Courtney C. Stevens Haunting Copy Share Image
“My dad's mom, Pazie, has this formal dining room, and it's so formal no one is allowed to use it. Some people… — Courtney C. Stevens Dining room Copy Share Image
“I'd like to hold you in the mountains, like to kiss you by the sea. Take you far, far from here to… — Courtney C. Stevens Falling star Copy Share Image
“Thinking of yourself is boyish is one thing, but your friends assigned you a gender - without asking - and that flayed… — Courtney C. Stevens Friendship Copy Share Image
“And more than that, Bodee left me with hope. For love. For wanting someone to touch me again and to lie with… — Courtney C. Stevens Hope Copy Share Image
“The world hazed around me. I felt everything without feeling any thing.” — Courtney C. Stevens Copy Share Image
“Alone. Before this crowd. Alone, in this terrible dream. Who am I in this visible silence? Can they hear me scream?” — Courtney C. Stevens Dream Copy Share Image
“He says, "I think there's a place where love equals history and a place where love equals the future and a place… — Courtney C. Stevens History Copy Share Image
“Right now we're both yard sales of emotions. A penny for pain. A dime for bitterness. A quarter for grief. A dollar… — Courtney C. Stevens Broken Copy Share Image
“If he were to put his heart in my hand, he might never find it again. And I'm not cruel enough to… — Courtney C. Stevens Heart Copy Share Image
“I know these two weeks have been God walking right into my life like he has flesh and Kool-Aid coloured hair. The… — Courtney C. Stevens Bodee-lennox Copy Share Image
“One corner of Bodee's mouth moves. There's neither a smile nor a frown on his face, but I understand. Without words, he's… — Courtney C. Stevens Mouth Moves Copy Share Image
“Good guys and terrible guys seem to be stupid at the same ratio.” “Bodee’s not.” “Bodee doesn’t count. He was raised by… — Courtney C. Stevens Good guy Copy Share Image
“She wore her heart in her eyes, and I liked her more than I know how to show.” — Courtney C. Stevens Eyes Copy Share Image
“I was different when I was attached to him. I was better.” — Courtney C. Stevens Attached Copy Share Image
“I’ve got an edge like the Grand Canyon, and nothing takes it off.” — Courtney C. Stevens Canyon Copy Share Image
“No one should ride tragedy like a pro surfer while I drown.” — Courtney C. Stevens Drown Copy Share Image
