“ I can wait in silence no longer, but I’m afraid I’m already too late. I am trapped between agony and hope—believing I have no right to speak, but knowing more how much I’d regret it if I did not. Tell… Diana Peterfreund
“ There was that word again.Mature. Was this what maturity was? Giving up on the things we wanted because we knew we’d never get them? Diana Peterfreund
“ I have a question for you, but it’s kind of...um, personal.” “Yes, I’m gay.” “You really are a fan of saying that, aren’t you?” “Once you start, you just can’t stop. Diana Peterfreund
“ Amazing how being bathed in arterial blood can wash out any lingering romantic disappointments. Diana Peterfreund
“ No one is innocent in the tide of history. Everyone has kings and slaves in his past. Everyone has saints and sinners. We are not to blame for the actions of our ancestors. We can only try to be the b… Diana Peterfreund
“ I don't need to see the trail to know you're at the end of it. My grandfather's compass may not work, but mine is still true. Diana Peterfreund
“ P—Jamie!” I called. He waded back toward me. “I’m starting to think my name is Pajamie.” “Your name should be Pajerky. You said it wasn’t deep.” “Pajerky?” He gave me a skeptical look. “That’s Patheti… Diana Peterfreund
“ This whole time, I wasn't waiting for something in particular. Just someone who wanted me.Not sex.But me. Diana Peterfreund
“ I hadn’t gone to Andover, or Horace Mann or Eton. My high school had been the average kind, and I’d been the best student there. Such was not the case at Eli. Here, I was surrounded by geniuses. I’d f… Diana Peterfreund
“ Because I know from experience that sometimes it's only the young ones who are crazy enough to change the world. Diana Peterfreund
“ Sometimes you met someone that changed the pattern, who wormed their way past the cracks in your heart, caulked them up, sealed themselves in, and stayed there. Sometimes they did it by insisting you… Diana Peterfreund
