All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you; the good and the bad, the ecstacy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was.
– Ernest Hemingway
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Quote I Love: Finding Harbor
Occasionally for my quote of the week I share one of my favorite lines or moments from the work of another author of m/m romances. This week’s quote is from Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon. It’s the fourth book in the Adrien English Mystery series.
This is from somewhat of a reunion scene between Jake and Adrien. (I must like those reunion moments. I know I’ve quoted at least one before.)
“And for once I had nothing to say. Jake’s mouth found mine, his lips molding hot and soft to my own. His tongue tentatively tested the seal of my lips; I parted them and he pushed inside. It was startlingly sweet and achingly familiar, like finding harbor. Like I had been waiting decades for this, traveling leagues, Odysseus sailing at long last into the blue crystal waters of Ithaca—and never considering the trouble ahead.
I lifted my lashes and met Jake’s tawny stare. Another switch flipped, and with something like shock I felt my cock rising as I finally turned back on.”
From Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon
Check out Josh Lanyon’s website to read more about this book and his other works.
Quote I Love: Expressing Love
“Love. Words can express it good, feelings can express it better. Hard pounding motions express it best.”
-Unknown
Quotes I Love: Condoms & Snow
“Condoms should be marketed in 3 sizes: jumbo, colossal, and super colossal, so that men do not have to go in and ask for the small”
-Barbara Seaman
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“Sex is like snow; you never know how many inches you’re going to get or how long it will last.”
-Unknown
Quote I Love: Plotting is like sex
“Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader’s desire to know what happens, to unravel the mystery, to see good triumph. You have to sustain it, keep it warm, feed it, just a little bit, not too much at a time, as your story goes on. That’s called suspense. It can bring desire to a frenzy, in which case you are in a good position to bring off a wonderful climax.”
– Colin Greenland