“Because while she's so pre-occupied reading... I'm so pre-occupied reading her.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Because it's eternal, the rise and fall of the sun. It's forever. Just like us”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Because he's Cameron. And you’re Lucy. You're team Luca. You guys are forever. If you two can't make it work, then we're all screwed.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“There is a love so fierce it cannot be measured. A heart so strong it will never slow. There is a promise so sure it can never lie. And we promise that love forever. Forever and always”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Is your sister ... uh... hearing impaired?"
"She's just reading.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“You still make my world stop, Luce.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“If heartbreak had a sound, it would be her sob.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“It's the fucking hardest thing to do—to be around the person you love, every day, and not be able to love them.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I feel like I've loved you for eternity, and it's not even close to long enough.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I hope your dick gets whore poisoning and shrivels to its death! And then I hope all the girls see it and laugh at you! And then I hope it falls off! You can stare down at it and cry like a little bitch, just like you did when your pet hamster died!”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Quit moaning like a dick deprived whore and get out of my seat.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I thought it was impossible to be able to laugh again. But he did it; he made my impossible, possible”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Lachlan: "why are you crying, pretty girl?"
Logan: " Dude, you're always stealing my game”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“She reads, and I read her. And that's how I spend the next few weeks. Each day, she speaks a few more words to me, and each day I find myself caring more than I should.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“No fictional boy has ever compared to you.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Stop making me fall in love with you”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I move my hand lower. His eyes drift shut. Lower. He lets out a groan. And then I touch it. "Shit," he breathes. "Penis," I squeak.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I don't care that you can't quote my favorite movie, and you don't care that I don't know what book Will and Layken are from.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“You said that you wanted to be her reason for loving books. You said you wanted to be her reason for everything.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Lucy: It's just about a boy and a girl falling in love.
Camron: Yeah? Is the guy a stud? Is his name Cameron?”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“You can keep your two wishes, I'll just take the one. I want my girl, Lucy. My forever. And not just for our forever, but for eternity, and for always.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I sigh and flop down on my bed. "Okay." He starts pacing the room. "Rewind and tell me what happened from the beginning."
"Okay." I blow out a breath and try to calm down. "So she touched my dick."
"Where?"
"MY DICK! Are you not listening?"
"Settle down, asshole. Where were you when she touched..."
His face contorts to a grimace. "You know... your..."
"My dick? At school."
"HOLY SHIT ! What the hell are they letting happen in schools these days?"
"What?" I yell, frustrated. "No! It's not like she pulled my pants down in the cafeteria while we were all eating lunch and decided to tug me.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“The way he cares for me—the way he protects me. It's fierce.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I remember thinking that I'd give up all other senses if it meant I could hear you laugh again.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Brain: You have no problem getting off, shut your whore mouth. Body: Did you just call my mouth a whore?”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Then I put the keys in the ignition, squeal like a girl when it turns over, and drive off...in my fucking Delorean. Bitches.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“This is the first of many first times for us. It doesn't matter that we've experienced it all. It's different this time; there are no questions, no uncertainties. You and me, babe, forever”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“I know, and I do trust you, but when you said it was a surprise I thought you meant 'Here, Luce. I got you a unicorn.' not 'Here, Luce, jump in the river.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
“Being with Cameron— in his bed— it's not physical, or sexual. "I understand ," I tell her. "But you don't have to worry, it's not like that. Cameron— he's my strength. And right now, I don't know that I have any left.”
― Jay McLean, quote from More Than Forever
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“In other news, a recent report suggests that things may not be as they seem.”
― Joseph Fink, quote from Welcome to Night Vale
“There was a moment's silence;and then to her bewilderment, Christopher suddenly went into one of his wild gusts of laughter. "F-f-fifty shillings?" he gasped " Oh Kate! Here I am the king at his death time , and you won't even let me spen fifty shillings!”
― Elizabeth Marie Pope, quote from The Perilous Gard
“In a cult, you have two identities: your cult identity and your authentic self. Most of the time I operated from my cult identity, which was pliant, submissive and obedient. But when I was pushed to the point where it felt like my survival was at stake, my authentic self came to the fore.”
― Carolyn Jessop, quote from Escape
“You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake, say that you are not hurt!"
It was worth a wound -- it was worth many wounds -- to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, quote from The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
“Phaethon asked: “Do you think there is something wrong with the Sophotechs? We are Manorials, father! We let Rhadamanthus control our finances and property, umpire our disputes, teach our children, design our thoughtscapes, and even play matchmaker to find us wives and husbands!”
“Son, the Sophotechs may be sufficient to advise the Parliament on laws and rules. Laws are a matter of logic and common sense. Specially designed human-thinking versions, like Rhadamanthus, can tell us how to fulfill our desires and balance our account books. Those are questions of strategy, of efficient allocation of resources and time. But the Sophotechs, they cannot choose our desires for us. They cannot guide our culture, our values, our tastes. That is a question of the spirit.”
“Then what would you have us do? Would you change our laws?”
“Our mores, not our laws. There are many things which are repugnant, deadly to the spirit, and self-destructive, but which law should not forbid. Addiction, self-delusion, self-destruction, slander, perversion, love of ugliness. How can we discourage such things without the use of force? It was in response to this need that the College of Hortators evolved. Peacefully, by means of boycotts, public protests, denouncements, and shunnings, our society can maintain her sanity against the dangers to our spirit, to our humanity, to which such unboundried liberty, and such potent technology, exposes us.”
(...) But Phaethon certainly did not want to hear a lecture, not today. “Why are you telling me all this? What is the point?”
“Phaethon, I will let you pass through those doors, and, once through, you will have at your command all the powers and perquisites I myself possess. The point of my story is simple. The paradox of liberty of which you spoke before applies to our entire society. We cannot be free without being free to harm ourselves. Advances in technology can remove physical dangers from our lives, but, when they do, the spiritual dangers increase. By spiritual danger I mean a danger to your integrity, your decency, your sense of life. Against those dangers I warn you; you can be invulnerable, if you choose, because no spiritual danger can conquer you without your own consent. But, once they have your consent, those dangers are all-powerful, because no outside force can come to your aid. Spiritual dangers are always faced alone. It is for this reason that the Silver-Gray School was formed; it is for this reason that we practice the exercise of self-discipline. Once you pass those doors, my son, you will be one of us, and there will be nothing to restrain you from corruption and self-destruction except yourself.
“You have a bright and fiery soul, Phaethon, a power to do great things; but I fear you may one day unleash such a tempest of fire that you may consume yourself, and all the world around you.”
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