“But I don't want to be fine, not if it means she's going to let go of my hand; not if it means we're going to go back to being polite strangers.” IfsWantMeanHandsFineLetting GoStrangerPoliteBeing Polite Author:Tabitha Suzuma
“This whole time, my whole life, that harsh, stony path was leading up to this one point. I followed it blindly, stumbling along the way, scraped and weary, without any idea of where it was leading, without ever realizing that with every step I was approaching the light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel. And now that I've reached it, now that I'm here, I want to catch it in my hand, hold onto it forever to look back on - the point at which my new life really began.” WayWantLooksLongIdeasEndsWholeHandsLightRealizingDarkStepsForeverPathWhole LifeWearyHarshNew LifeTunnelsEvery StepStumbling Book:Forbidden Source: Forbidden
“And the very important fact that I'm here to worry with you and go through all of this - every little bit of it - by your side, even your worst-case-scenario, should it somehow come to that. You wouldn't be doing any of it alone.' Her voice drops and she looks down at our hands, fingers entwined, resting on her lap. 'Whatever happens, there will always be us.” ShouldLooksLittlesImportantFactsHandsHappensBitsSidesVoiceCasesWorryWorstLittle BitFingersLapScenariosYour SideWhatever HappensEntwinedWorst Case Scenario Author:Tabitha Suzuma
“I want to tell her that I can't pull her down. I want to tell her that she has to let go of my hand in order to swim. I want to tell her that she must live her own life. But I sense she already knows that these options are open to her. And that she, too, has made her choice.” KnowsWantMadeI CanHandsOrderChoicesLetting GoSwimForbidden Love Book:Forbidden Source: Forbidden
“I feel like I'm going crazy: seeing you every day but never being able to - to hold you, to touch you when anyone else is around. i just want to take your hand, kiss you, hug you, without having to hide all the time. All those things every other couple takes for granted!” WantFeelsHandsAbleSeeingCrazyCoupleKissingGrantedHugGoing CrazyHug You Book:Forbidden Source: Forbidden