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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| bb215bb | You have no idea how engrossing such a profession may become. Just as the blacksmith says: 'By hammer and hand all Art doth stand,' just as the baker thinks that all the solar system revolves around his morning delivery of rolls, as the postmaster-general believes that he alone is the preserver of society - and surely, surely, these delusions are necessary to keep us going. | Ford Madox Ford | ||
| ec3579a | hw'l ns flndrz yntZrn lDWy'`yn, yntZrna lDWy'`yn ldhyn 'bdan ln yuGdrw lmyn, yntZrn lDWy'`yn lWdhyn 'bdan ln yjy bhm lqTr l~ 'HDn hw'l lnWsw@, dhwt lwjwh lmyt@, yntZrn lDWy'`yn lWdhyn yrqdwn mwt~ fy lkhndq wlHjz wlTWyn fy Zlm llyl. hdhh mHTW@ tshrnG krws. lsW`@ jwzt lwHd@. thmW@ Dw Dy'yl thmW@ 'lm `Zym"." | Ford Madox Ford | ||
| d9b81cd | Yes, Gus, because a Ford Taurus screams class," Casey said, sounding amused. "It does," Gus insisted. "Did you know there are message boards on the Internet devoted to Ford Tauruses? I should know. I'm on one of them now. I have conversations with other Ford Taurus enthusiasts." Which, in hindsight, was something he wished he'd never admitted out loud. Casey grinned. "Oh . What's your username on this message board?" Gus narrowed his eyes... | T.J. Klune | ||
| 74e82e1 | You should put your shirt back on," I said. He squinted at me. "Why?" "Because of... you know. All of that." I waved my hand at his entire being. Then he grinned. And it was evil. "All of this?" He flexed his chest. Unfairly. I managed to say, "Yes. To all of that." He took a step toward me. "We could... ah. You know." He waggled his eyebrows at me and I thought, fuck. I took a step back. "Or we could wait until you're eighteen." Now he gla.. | T.J. Klune | ||
| a72c040 | Take your pick. It literally could be any one of those things and many, many more. It's hard to live a morally good life when you have a propensity for shenanigans. | humor | T.J. Klune | |
| 02a314c | Why do I need to be defined as anything? Why can't I just be who I am without some asshole trying to make me into something I'm not? | T.J. Klune | ||
| 811f83d | It was weird to have a straight crush on a lady. But I powered through it. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 928fd7a | I wasn't posing," Joe said. "Totally posing," Elizabeth said. "Ox--" "Totally posing," I managed to say. "Fine," he said. "I can tell when I'm not wanted." No, I almost said. You're always wanted. I always want you. I never want to leave you. I never want to say good-bye. I'm sorry, Joe. I'm so sorry. I said, "For just a little while." "Yeah?" Joe said. "And then you'll want me? I feel so used." I nodded. "Hey," he said, and he was right by.. | T.J. Klune | ||
| a795a1b | Sorry," he muttered as he pulled it away. "Sure," I said faintly. "Sure." I wondered how to go about asking him to poke me with his sword again." | T.J. Klune | ||
| b18a759 | Four men walked from among the trees. All of them had their heads shaved. The one in the front, the Alpha, had a beard, dirty blond and full. He was the same size as the other two wolves, large and intimidating, moving with a grace he hadn't had before. The fourth man moved with them, smaller than the others, but his tattoos were as bright as they'd ever been, the raven fluttering on his arm. They | T.J. Klune | ||
| e226e52 | You'll have to warn them," Mrs. Von Patterson said seriously. "When you go in there. Tell them this town is filled with cougars on the prowl. But that it's definitely okay to feed the wild animals." All three women curled their hands into claws, baring their teeth and hissing at him. "Bad touch," Gus cried, trying to back away as they reached for him. "Bad touch!" | T.J. Klune | ||
| e927677 | 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 escaping from childhood. Eventually you grow up and realize the things you wanted when you were young weren't really yours to ask for. I know that now. | sad-quote | T.J. Klune | |
| 8ea223c | You can't say your wish out loud. Not when you look up at the stars. If you do, it won't come true. And I can't... I can't allow that to happen to you." He watched me. I watched him back." | T.J. Klune | ||
| eb1a1e3 | Paul?" "Yeah?" "Don't take this the wrong way." I tried not to flinch. Here it comes. Vince sighed. "I think I'm going to fall in love with you." | T.J. Klune | ||
| d8399a6 | Dad," I admonished lightly. "You can't threaten the King. You'll be pooping in buckets by nightfall." "I don't care," he retorted. "I'd poop in buckets for the rest of my life if it means your heart was safe." | dads heart kings | T.J. Klune | |
| e4266e3 | Joe and Carter and Kelly were coming out of the woods, finishing up their run as I came back from the garden. They were laughing and shoving each other the way brothers do. I loved all three of them. Except. Except. Joe wore a pair of low-slung shorts. Just the smallest things. And that was it. He was almost as big as I was now. We were eye level, or so close that it didn't matter, which put him a couple of inches over six feet. There was a.. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 038e9b9 | Carter said, "You drenched yourself in the worst-smelling thing you could find so you could cover up the smell of your boner." "Stop saying boner!" He waggled his eyebrows at me. I glared at him. He said, "It's about time." And so I said, "What?" He squinted at me. "You and Joe." "What about me and Joe?" "Seriously. That's what you're going with." It was either that or have a panic attack. "Yes," I said. "That's what I'm going with." "It's .. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 911968c | Carter?" Gordo asked. "Who is he? I want to meet him. In my office so I can scare the shit out of him. Goddammit, Ox. You better be using fucking condoms." -- | T.J. Klune | ||
| c51d430 | This is my family, and the noise around me is soothing in a way it hasn't been in quite a long time. That's mostly my doing, I know, given my self-imposed exile in the Land of Sorrow. But hearing the overlapping voices and laughter, seeing the bright eyes and smiles, does more for me than I thought it could. | T.J. Klune | ||
| f930af4 | Your magic gets me hard," he said, looking like he wished he could be anywhere but where he was. "When you do anything, I get hard, really. Even your ridiculous sex puns. You remember when you wrapped those Dark wizards in stone at the restaurant?" "Yeah," I managed to say. "I wanted to tell you that you gave me an e-rock-tion." He bent over and banged his forehead against the table. "Why, why, did I say that out loud? Please. Someone. An.. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 775c52c | I just like looking at nice things. And want to touch them with my mouth. | T.J. Klune | ||
| e87e368 | Michael doesn't flinch. 'You can't know,' he says quietly, 'how much you truly love something until it's gone.' 'That's not fair,' I say as I tremble. 'No one said it would be. He tests you, Benji, and he tests Calliel for a supremely simple reason. You are tested because if you aren't, how could you know what you believe in?' | belief faith love | T.J. Klune | |
| 5ba7a22 | I can't do it. I can't get into a philosophical debate with an archangel, knowing how ridiculous it is and how unprepared I am. | unfair-advantage | T.J. Klune | |
| bd24698 | Today has been so weird," I side-whispered to Gary. "I think the word you're looking for is erotic," he said back. "Today has been so erotic." | sam | T.J. Klune | |
| f860fb1 | I was too busy writing sad ballads to unrequited love in my head and planning a life where my hand would be my boyfriend. | T.J. Klune | ||
| b32644c | United States of America? More like United States of Extraordinary Injustice Against Certain Segments of the Population All Because Rednecks Are Scared of Butt Sex. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 2dcb889 | I check out guys sometimes." It came out fast because that was the first time I'd said it aloud. It felt like relief. And terror. Carter didn't say anything for a minute. And then he said, "Oh. Okay. Did you lick his balls?" I laughed so hard that I thought I would die. Carter was laughing right along with me. He said, "You know I don't give a shit, right? Like, of all the things in the world to freak out about, that's one of the least?" | T.J. Klune | ||
| c684674 | Mom said, "He didn't want to sleep with you so he knocked you through a building? That's rude. He could have just moved on." | T.J. Klune | ||
| f7b11b6 | Ungh," Ryan said. "That shit is so hot." Everyone turned to stare at him. He was bright red. "I said that out loud, didn't I? Dammit." "What?" I squeaked. "When you do magic, it turns me on," Ryan said, shaking his head frantically. "Ah gods. I can't--stop. Just stop. Ahhh, I get erections when you cast spells. Oh shit." "Sweet molasses," I managed to say. "This... this is not what I thought was going to happen today," Gary said. "What you .. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 3ccc9aa | Ryan said, "What the hell? Does everything want to have sex with you?" | sam | T.J. Klune | |
| 5a2eee3 | Do some magic," Ryan whispered to me, right in my ear. "Slowly. So I can watch." "When we get out of here, I'm going to do so much magic all over you," I told him. "You're going to be covered in it." At that moment, I really wished I'd been born mute and had never set eyes on Ryan Foxheart. "Make it stop!" Gary wailed. "Yeah. Cover me in your magic." Ryan was blushing so hard, I thought his face was about to explode. "I want to stop talking.. | T.J. Klune | ||
| ce9c896 | I told myself that once I was done ripping the seagull's head off, I would turn around and give a speech so saccharine that even Eddie wouldn't be able to console them when I was finished. I would destroy them, and they would drown in an ocean of their tears. But first the seagull. | seagull who-we-are | T.J. Klune | |
| 9b9d1b8 | 'Es cor meum,' he murmured, his eyes dancing over my face. Though I'd never heard the phrase, I responded: 'Ut tu meus.' As you are mine. | m-m-romance you-are-my-heart | T.J. Klune | |
| 2b30b6f | I do love you. You've broken my heart, but it was mine to give. | T.J. Klune | ||
| c7338e8 | There are enough people out there that will be more than willing to knock you down. There's no reason for you to do it to yourself. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 0911248 | You all have kept me sane, but he kept me safe. | T.J. Klune | ||
| e61362c | I'm not going to do anything about it," I said. "He's young. He's going to college. He's going to have a life. He's my friend, and that's--" Carter snorted. "Yeah, good luck with that, Oxnard. Trust me. When Joe catches wind about this--and he will--you aren't going to stand a chance." "He won't," I said, determined. "And you won't say a goddamn thing." He grinned at me. CARTER" -- | T.J. Klune | ||
| 5acb5b3 | And I've been waiting," Joe said. "For him to look at me like I looked at him. And he finally did. He finally did. And I'm going to do everything I can to make sure it stays like that. Because I want him for always." | T.J. Klune | ||
| caff376 | Eyebrows of Judgment," Casey said, wiggling his fingers at Gus's face. "We meet again." "Don't talk to my eyebrows," | T.J. Klune | ||
| 0f23f06 | And then he laughed. His head rocked back and he laughed and the birds came back and laughed right along with him. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 15a9e26 | Life is like this: it aches. It's biting, and you ache from it. You are strong, because they tell you that you are. You are stronger than anything they've ever seen. You have to be. It is what is expected of you. | T.J. Klune | ||
| c0448fb | I had to remind myself it was illegal to murder dragons. | murder | T.J. Klune | |
| d9045c7 | I am going to wreck him so bad," I promised to everyone within hearing distance. A lot of people heard me, apparently, if the way they took a few steps away from me meant anything. I rolled my eyes at them. "I didn't mean right ." ... "You'd better," Gary said. "If he's walking straight tomorrow, then you have failed at homosexuality and I will mock you mercilessly. You are being called upon for a great task. This is why you were made. It .. | T.J. Klune | ||
| 433e311 | Sam's just dealing with some issues. He recently came to the realization that he's a twenty-year-old virgin prude. | sam | T.J. Klune |