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“He smiled at me, and it was a thing of dark malevolence. “It means,” he said, “that we can double date. Just…

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“It doesn't matter. I've moved on from something that was never there to begin with. That's one of the dire things about…

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“But it's weird, right? It's like we're a gay bug zapper and all the gays keep flocking to us because they think…

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“But Bear said I shouldn’t talk to strangers because they would be scared of me. I always thought I was supposed to…

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“We made it this far and we’re alive, aren’t we? There were times I didn’t think we’d be able to say that.…

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“And I’ve been waiting,” Joe said. “For him to look at me like I looked at him. And he finally did. He…

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“And then Gary choked and said, “Hot motherfucking damn, that is some good shit right there.” So I turned around. And immediately…

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“I want to put my face on his face.” The hornless gay unicorn named Gary said, “Um. What did you say?” Fifteen-year-old…

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“You have so many great people in your life, people who are willing to do anything for you.” His voice begins to…

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“I was reading on the computer that you have to keep your man interested, so it's always good to make sure he…

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“I can’t wait for the day when you tell me you’ve got the clap.” He cocks his head to the side. “That’s…

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“Later, after the King was gone with a kiss to my forehead, Justin and I remained. We didn’t say anything for a…

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“I was able to come home to my family that didn’t give a shit who I would grow up loving. I was…

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“Sam.” Only he could say my name with so much exasperation and fondness all at the same time. It was really quite…

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“It was as if God himself saw that my intention was to make my outer self match my inner fabulosity and didn't…

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“He sighed against my lips, and I wondered if this was happiness, if this clawing in my chest was how I felt…

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“How do you say what's in your heart if your heart is something you haven't known for years? How do you give…

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“I totally don’t love you too, Papa Bear,” and then his mouth is on mine, and for a moment, that blissful feeling…

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“How would it feel to live a full life and have no one remember it, to have no one remember the extraordinary…

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“I told myself that once I was done ripping the seagull's head off, I would turn around and give a speech so…

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“I need you to hug Wallace for me.” Wallace spluttered. “Wow,” Mei said. “I’m so glad I ran out here for this.”…

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“Billy leaned forward. 'What's he like?' he whispered conspiratorially. 'Who?' Tock asked, looking confused. 'Felix. The Split One. I heard he came…

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“The image of you putting a condom on a banana to teach me about gay sex is forever ingrained in my head.'…

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“This is your home.” He reached up his other hand and gripped my face, pressing down hard against my cheeks. I nodded.…

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“I googled “what to do when your future werewolf mate / boyfriend /best friend courts you and brings you a dead rabbit.”…

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“He hesitates, then says, "You don't think Otter... gets offended by what I say?" He begins to speak faster. "I mean, I…

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“Hey, remember when you didn’t know that you wanted Otter to spray his man babies all over your face and we didn’t…

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“That’s a federal crime,” I told him. “Punishable by three to five years in a minimum-security prison. You’ll get passed around like…

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“When Big Eddie left, I only worried about how it affected me. I didn't worry about the others. I was selfish. Self-centred.…

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“I think you are seriously overestimating my dancing abilities. My kind of dancing usually ends up on the Internet, where people watch…

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“Round 5: Telling him I felt bad about the puppy-shirt thing, I told him we could go pick out a dog at…

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“Me and Seven, I thought as I arched my back. Me and Seven, that’s all there is. That’s all there needs to…

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“Creed scowls. "Hardly. All he does now is mope like a goddamn teenage girl. Anytime I'm home, he's in his room with…

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“He squints at the screen. “So, would you call yourself a… hmmm, that doesn’t sound appropriate… a ‘nasty come hungry bottom dumpster…

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“I can’t wait until we go to dinner. I’ve heard Bear gets loaded on wine and cries, and then the whole thing…

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“He shakes his head miserably. “If only I’d gotten here sooner….” “You got here in plenty of time,” I say with a…

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“He hoped wherever he was going that there'd still be the sun and the moon and the stars. He'd spent a majority…

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“Even after two days, I can see that there are so many sides to him...There's times he exudes such strength that it…

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“You don’t understand.” He laughed bitterly. “I don’t understand? That’s what you’re going with? Fuck you, Carter. I understood better than anyone.…

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“She said, “That man out there. That wonderful man followed you for years. He put himself between you and harm’s way time…

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