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1 " I’m not as Catholic as I used to be. I find that I can’t believe in a God who would punish anyone for the way he made them. A God who punishes is something mankind created as a way to hurt and control one another. God isn’t like that. God is better than that, better than us. "
― Marshall Thornton , The Lies That Bind (Boystown #8)
2 " Before VCRs, people used to decorate the tops of their TVs with family photos. "
― Marshall Thornton , Lucky Days (Boystown, #9)
3 " People say love is the international language. I'd say jealousy and anger are also pretty articulate. "
― Marshall Thornton , Little Boy Afraid (Boystown, #0.75)
4 " Politicians and low profiles rarely went together. "
5 " Nice people always make me want to do bad things. "
― Marshall Thornton , Two Nick Nowak Novellas (Boystown #3)
6 " He'd already identified me as a heathen, and I hoped he wouldn't try to change that. "
7 " I said, you're really old.""I'm old? Are you trying to be rude?"Martin wasn't sure because it sounded as though there was a touch of pride in his nephew's voice."No, it's just...don't most of gay men die before they're forty?""Who told you that?" Martin gulped down the rest of his wine. He should have brought the bottle. "
― Marshall Thornton
8 " Well Okay" Carter said "so the the average homosexual has five hundred sex partners a year, but I've been here almost a week and you don't have sex with anybody. Is there something wrong with you? "
― Marshall Thornton , My Favorite Uncle
9 " My grief had become a thick scab; I picked at it from time to time, but mostly I left it alone. I didn’t want to know what was underneath. "
― Marshall Thornton , From the Ashes (Boystown #6)
10 " So, Carter, if you need to talk about anything, you know, about being gay. If there are things that you don't understand or things that confuse you, you can ask me. Anything. You can ask me anything."Carter studied him for a moment and asked. "Who's your cell provider? "
11 " Everyone lies. They lie to the people they love; they lie to themselves. Once you admit it, it's not such a hard thing to live with. What is hard to live with is how far people will go to keep their lies alive. "
12 " If there is a God, he’s a son of a bitch. If he wanted to do us a favor he would have made raw carrots and bean sprouts as appealing as a fatty, fried sandwich and a Marlboro. "
― Marshall Thornton , Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #1)
13 " In fact, if more people had group sex the world would be a better place. Maybe there'd be less war and stuff. Okay, I knew I was high when that thought popped into my head. "
14 " Kindness is the only real bravery. "
15 " Um…you’re four blocks away. Why can’t you walk?”“I’m naked.” Sometimes the truth was like a band-aid in needof removal; one had to get it over with as quickly as possible.“And I’m sitting in a bougainvillea bush.”Jason was silent. Even his silence sounded angry. Praline knewhe should have sent a text. "
― Marshall Thornton , The Perils of Praline: Or, the Amorous Adventures of a Southern Gentleman in Hollywood
16 " Grieving is like being set afire. Except when you try to put out the flames they disappear; when you try to salve your wounds you find your skin unblemished. You take a breath, thinking the worst has passed, and then grief bursts into flame anew. It rages, it roars, it smolders, all at its own unfathomable whim. You can't shake it; you have no choice but to burn. "
― Marshall Thornton , Murder Book (Boystown #5)
17 " If you have nothing, you have nothing to lose. That's how I'd wanted my life to be. "
18 " Having sex with friends seems like a very good idea until suddenly it doesn't. "
― Marshall Thornton , Bloodlines (Boystown #7)
19 " How was church?” I asked.“I’m going to hell.”I shrugged like it was of no importance. “That’s good. You’d be lonely in heaven without me. "
― Marshall Thornton , A Time For Secrets (Boystown #4)
20 " It was on the tip of my tongue to say something snide, something that would hurt him, but somehow I couldn't. It would be like kicking Bambi in the teeth. "
