Tampa Quotes
"I find it hilarious that people think Ford and I are the perfect couple based solely on our looks."
"My real problem with Ford is actually his age."
"The thrum of desire had indeed grown so loud inside me."
"Perhaps I’d even get to waltz with one or two of the more outgoing male students under the guise of fun and frivolity."
"I could subtly push against them, blow their circuitry with the confusion of blithe laughter and small talk funneled into their ear by my moist lips."
"For the rest of his life, part of him would always be on that dance floor, unsure and hungry for clarity."
"At dinner I began to sit with my legs clenched painfully together for fear that if I opened them even the slightest bit, it might unleash a shrill wail that would shatter the crystal wineglasses."
"I imagined walking to him, lifting his bangs once again to lick his forehead."
"The soul had always struck me as being a tricky thing to keep with the body: an easily bored aristocrat with the means to leave whenever it wished."
"But there wouldn’t be time to linger. These new adolescents, sticky from their residence inside him, would need me to give them a shower shortly after arrival."
"The thought of Ford dead didn’t necessarily arouse me, but the idea of pert adolescent males singing around his corpse."
"It was the boxy flatness of their chests that made my wrist quicken its tempo, the effortless feather of their side-swept bangs."
"The thought of Jack’s engorged penis in my mouth made my tongue quicken across my lips."
"Because everyone acts disingenuous. And then they all die."
"I was impressed by the way his lips managed to look pristine, like inner meat, despite the smog filling in around us."
"You will go home and snort a small amount of the cocaine you keep in the Altoids tin in your pajama drawer."
"Every erogenous spot on my body was inflamed and aching."
"You can relax, Jack. You don’t have to say anything."
"I haven’t been able to think about anything else."
"It felt like I’d been robbed of a possession of great value."
"Secrets will fester inside you and make you sick."
"I would rather be sprayed with bear mace than touch your father again."
"That’s what one does for a celebration."
"Something about the colored lights turned our faces into those of strangers, allowing us to momentarily transform into two different people."
"We stayed for a minute and watched her play, feeling the bittersweet pain of heat draining from our genitals."
"I knew I’d seen Buck’s figure moving away from the open door frame, and my mind was racing at a disoriented pace."
"Your father wouldn’t want that. We need to wait before you call the paramedics. We need to be sure."
"I have some upsetting news," I began, "but everything is going to be okay."
"Everything’s okay," I whispered, feeling a light, exuberant air pour into the room.
"A heart attack killed your dad. It’s tragic, but everything is going to be just fine."
"Ford excels at never admitting he’s disappointed."
"I began to hold my breath with fear that he was about to continue."
"No," I proclaimed, inflecting my voice with the outraged shock of the wrongly accused.
"Because when they’re hit guys are screaming. Really huge guys—Bill even pissed himself."
"I could predict everything I was about to do."