Knowing and believing are two different things. Josh Lanyon More Quotes by Josh Lanyon More Quotes From Josh Lanyon Like true philosophers I've come to believe that religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown after proper education. Josh Lanyon philosopher childhood believe I liked you the first time I saw you. You were sitting on the floor surrounded by books, and you looked up when I opened the door and smiled right at me. It felt like you had been waiting for me, like you were welcoming me home. Josh Lanyon home doors book People loved you in the way they knew how - and often it was not the way you knew. Or needed. Josh Lanyon needed people way Rachel delivered it like an official pronouncement. Like she was one of the fairies gifting Sleeping Beauty's christening: Beauty. Intelligence. Heterosexual. Josh Lanyon gifting fairy sleep To find them all in one package...well, perhaps better not to dwell on his package in my fragile state. Josh Lanyon packages wells states All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall. Josh Lanyon stars eye fall This is how God made me. You are how God made you. All God's chillun are made how God made 'em. You think God made a mistake, take it up with Him. Josh Lanyon ems mistake thinking I never meant to get involved with you, Adrien. Rest easy; you're not. Josh Lanyon rest-easy get-involved easy Then, like a born and bred asshole, he added to the sheriff, "He writes murder mysteries. Josh Lanyon murder-mysteries mystery writing Adrien, people get killed all the time. Since when is it your job to find out what happened to them?" "I'm not usually suspected of murdering them." "You have been as long as I've known you. Josh Lanyon jobs long people I'm a thirty-something gay man with a dodgy heart. I sell books for a living. Who wants to read about that? Josh Lanyon gay heart book He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse. Josh Lanyon greedy horse selfish And I thought maybe I didn't need to worry about my heart anymore because it had stopped beating a couple of seconds earlier, and I was still sitting there living and breathing-though admittedly I wasn't feeling much of anything. Josh Lanyon breathing couple heart I thought again how odd it was to be on formal terms with someone you had once permitted to lick your ears. Josh Lanyon formal odd ears Rick said, "Is there some place we can go and talk?" "You want to talk?," Keir raised an eyebrow. "I never thought I'd see the day." "Nah, I want to tell you this joke I heard." Keir nodded, patient. "Shoot." "Two Irish cops walk into a bar. The first cop says..." Rick's voice dropped. He said gruffly, "I love you. Come home." Keir managed to keep his voice steady. "What's the other cop say?" The sweetness of Rick's smile was like a kick in his chest. "That's what I'm here to find out, boyo. Josh Lanyon eyebrows love-you home I’m not going to let go of you. I’m going to hold you all night. So go ahead and feel whatever you feel. If you’re still craving cocaine, go ahead. You’re safe. You can crave it all you want, but I won’t let go, and if you still feel like you can’t trust yourself in the morning, and it’s what you want, I’ll drive you to rehab myself. Okay?" ~ Max Josh Lanyon letting-go morning night Kevin refilled my plastic cup with more box wine. I smiled thanks. Kevin smiled welcome. Jake kicked my ankle. Josh Lanyon jake cups wine You were the first in every way that counted. Josh Lanyon way firsts ...Jake, a homosexual cop buried so deep in the closet he didn't know where to look for himself. Josh Lanyon jake cop looks Tiffs among the faggots were apparently the stuff of quiet merriment. Josh Lanyon merriment stuff quiet