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1 " Jack hadn’t thought of love as a promise before—a promise that, even when the world was falling down around him, would stay kept. But without Sutton saying a word, he knew that there would be comfort when he couldn’t sleep tonight. And tomorrow and the day after, there would be a home to go to, even if it was no more than a pair of arms around him and a head tucked close to his in the darkness. "
― Tamara Allen , Whistling in the Dark
2 " He laid his head on Reid's shoulder and shut his eyes, buoyed toward sleep by the affectionate comb of fingers through his hair. He could stay just so, and be content for all his days. "
― Tamara Allen
3 " We all have so many faces. So many of which must be kept concealed. "
― Tamara Allen , Downtime
4 " Yawning, I stumbled off the trolley after him and tried to get out of the way of people rushing aboard. Apparently manners weren' t a thing of the past. They' d never existed at all. "
5 " Well, then, say you’re staying.” Derry blinked against the moist gleam in his eyes. “Did I not just say it’s where you belong, you great damn fool—” He choked off the sentence as he smothered Ez in a fierce hug and kissed his cheek. Ezra hugged him back and wheezed out an agreement to stay put. I couldn’t help marveling at the sight; it was something rare in my own time, fearless physical affection between guys. In trying to label each other and the whole world, we’d lost something precious. "
6 " A teasing response came to my lips and I swallowed it back. His eyes were gleaming with the tears he hadn’t so far shed. I couldn’t brush off a reaction like that. “I hated to do it that way. He’s your father and should love you unconditionally. If he can’t do that, at the very least he owes you the simple respect to let you live your life as you want to live it. We all owe that to each other. "
7 " Oh yes, that’s right. It’s such a shame that people treat him like he’s one of them, or some kind of spy. It’s downright un-American behavior. "
― Tamara Allen , Another Place in Time
8 " I couldn’t help marveling at the sight; it was something rare in my own time, fearless physical affection between guys. In trying to label each other and the whole world, we’d lost something precious.Allen, Tamara. Downtime (pp. 379-380). Edición de Kindle. "
9 " Jonah turned to find Reid watching him fondly. If he was still susceptible to stumbling confessions, on this occasion he had no difficulty being succinct. “You’re here. "
― Tamara Allen , The Only Gold
10 " Reid was quiet a minute, watching him with the look that could see so much. “You walked all the way down here to shake my hand.”“I couldn’t let you go without being sure you knew….”“What?” “How much I wanted you to stay.” Jonah looked at him sidelong again, to see him smiling with more than mere satisfaction. “If you’re going to be unbearably smug about it, I will take back those words. "
11 " Peter smiled, a now-familiar wistful curve of the lips that couldn’t seem to reach full bloom. “Haven’t you ever wanted to stand on some isolated shore with a cold wind whipping through you, just to see if it feels any lonelier than walking with a crowd? "
― Tamara Allen , If It Ain't Love
