Quotes About Trust

I don't know why you stuck with me. I just wanted to be worth it, that's all.'

Oh—and you need to work on making my opinion more important than Josh's, too. I know it's a stretch—he's your most intimate relationship to date, but when you're balls deep in my ass, I'd prefer you not be wondering if it counts as a workout.

When I sleep with someone, I need it to mean something. I need to know someone would look me in the eye and be there the next day, and the next week, and the next month. I'm not stupid—I know it doesn't always mean forever, but you have to at least think it could be forever. There's a possibility of forever before you even touch, or you're just touching to hurt yourself. I can't be just a quick fuck in the bathroom.

But see? Then you got all human on me the other night, and it's official. I'm there, Henry. I'm...I'm ready for the Henry lifestyle. And I know you've only gotten your toes wet in Lake Justin right now, but I want you to come in, take a swim, and build your house out here, okay?

If you're decent to people, you'll usually find out they're decent people, too.

It was the same smile he used in bed with Crick--the gentle, sweet smile that made him look young and a little vulnerable. Crick turned the picture around, and Benny had written, I asked him to think of you.

You do like me, don't you? Even though I'm apparently communicatively handicapped and socially retarded?

Quent pulled back and smiled. "You're going to have to bet that this thing you feel, this thing you know I feel, that it goes beyond us. You're going to have to bet that love's a deep hand, Jason. That there's more to life than numbers and research, more than just the cards you see. You're going to have to bet that when the players are off the table, the game's still there. Can you do that?

I haven't had a home in so long," he said softly. "I—I want a home with you. I don't want to leave you when you're hurt, or fragile, Patrick. I want to be a guy worth making a home for.

I will always take you home," he whispered, and Will framed his face with both hands and kissed him again.

If you don't want me to buy you silly gifts with great emotional import, don't disappear in the middle of the mall.

Jared's lips quirked up. "Are you sure Benji won't greet me in the morning with a shotgun?" "Not if you make him french toast. He'll totally sell me out for someone who cooks.

Some nice lady came over here with food for us all. She claimed to be your mother. I don't believe it--you're an asshole, and she's good people.

I'd die for him!" And he would. Say the word, there's Tate Walker, lying down in traffic and throwing his worthless life away so someone as good as Brian could cross the street.

But then, life with Casey would tend to be that way for Joe—moments of gorgeous, shining faith and moments of agonizing, painful doubt. Joe was young in his way too. It would take him years before he recognized the ebb and flow of true love.

He journeyed, in this climax, from the boy who was afraid to need, to the man who trusted he could.

I'll do anything not to break your heart.

I can't make good promises," I said quietly. "I can promise to love you for the rest of my life, but I can't promise how long that will be. I can promise we'll be together for as long as possible, but I don't know how long that will be either. I can promise all sorts of things, but I can't promise I'll keep

Comet finally lay there, eyes rolling, heart thundering, breath coming in pants, and waited for Deacon to make it better. Deacon positioned the gun, patted Comet's nose one last time, then stepped back and pulled the trigger and made it all better.

I'll kill them for you, Marky—I swear I will. But first you need to pull that bastard out from under the bed so I know what I'm fighting.

those promises. I can only promise I want you safe and sound.

happen? That the biggest con of all is telling yourself that it will? How could he tell Craw that saying you were going to do something and then making it happen was, for Jeremy, as unlikely as Craw settling down with a nice girl and breeding like bunnies?

Better than a god," Crick murmured. "You're the reason to have faith.

Taylor wanted it back, wanted a lover's touch on his body, wanted more. Wanted to open himself up to somebody who wouldn't hurt him, who would take care of him, who would catch him after he came apart.