12 Quotes by Jordon Greene

Maybe the only things worth having are the things that scare you the most

It feels like forever, him and me.

Dammit, it should be easy to come out. I mean, Mom and Dad aren't a problem. I'm not worried they'll disown me or tell me some crap like I'm going to hell or take away my stuff. I'm just afraid they'll look at me differently. I don't know, like I'll be their gay son Noah instead of just Noah. I just want to be Noah Andrews, the simple, slightly nerdy, socially awkward guy, minus the big-ass secret.

I want to hear his laugh. I want to see him smile. I want to watch him look at the stars and to see the stars in his eyes.

I throw my eyes back to the sky. How can it be so bright and calm? How can it be everything I can’t be? It's not fair.

I force myself to get up and lock my eyes on the painting, my birthday gift. It’s the essence of everything I want to remember about us. I pick it up and imagine the stars shimmering over us and the brisk air on our skin. The way the cold dissipated when we touched and nothing else mattered, how perfect it was.

I hope I helped you see the world a little bit different, Park. Even just a little bit.

It's hard sometimes knowing which feeling to trust, which one is leading you to your best life and which is just fear keeping you from all the beautiful things life has waiting for you.

I guess sometimes forever is a lot shorter than you think it's going to be.