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1 " Her hand touched his hardness "You're a big boy," she said, playfully."Had no complaints," replied Simon. "
― Patrick C. Notchtree , The Clouds Still Hang (The Clouds Still Hang, #1-3)
2 " Torn between fear of retribution and fear of disaster, he stood unmoving, unable to leave... "
3 " Simon developed a keen interest in Scouts, he loved the ethos, the friendly company of the other boys. "
4 " In Simon's eyes, he was the most beautiful creature walking on God's Earth. "
5 " He loved the feel of his healthy young body coursing through the water, the weightless agility. "
6 " So began a divorce between his body and brain that would be problematical for Simon in the years to come. "
7 " Simon had never dreamt that he would ever be on the stage receiving the plaudits of the entire school. "
8 " Simon was fighting against being queer; all the social and professional pressures were against it even though homosexual acts between consenting adults in private were about to be decriminalised. "
9 " The eyes! Cold and calculating, hard grey eyes, with the feel of a malevolent intelligence behind them. "
10 " He saw the moist tenderness of Daniel's lips afresh. He wanted to feel it again. "
11 " Simon could hardly explain that he had attacked Sidney because he was too scared to attack Barry Spence. "
12 " Did losing virginity have to be with the opposite sex? Had Daniel lost his virginity with him, Simon? "
13 " Poor kid, thought Simon. Would I be in that hidden anguish were it not for Daniel? "
14 " Simon had learnt quickly that life is hard and to retreat into a world of his own construction. "
15 " Simon closed his mind to the past because of the pain of losing it and the future for fear of facing it. "