Brent Hartinger Quotes & Sayings

Just because you can't understand me, doesn't mean I can't understand you — Brent Hartinger

Are you?" I said. "Gay, I mean?"
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I hoped he wasn't offended by my asking, but after everything that had happened, I really wanted to know.
"No," he said. "I thought I was for about a w-w-week once. But now I know I'm not."
If there was ever an answer that sounded like the truth, that was it. — Brent Hartinger

People make mistakes. If there was no such thing as forgiveness, there wouldn't be any friendships left in the world. — Brent Hartinger

I know that opposites attract, but who the hell wants to spend time with an opposite? — Brent Hartinger

Min hadn't just played the "friend" card - she'd dressed it up in all kinds of cool Batman imagery. Gunnar and I were powerless to resist. — Brent Hartinger

I got to third base. At baseball practice the following Monday, that is. As for what happened that night with Kevin at the stinky picnic gazebo, that's none of your damn business. — Brent Hartinger

even the ugliest place in the world can be wonderful if you're there with good friends - just like the most fabulous destination on earth is pretty boring when you're all alone. — Brent Hartinger

Why can't there be just one place for gay kids, where we don't have to hide who we are? Hell, straight people have the whole rest of the world! They go around holding hands and kissing and talking about 'my-girlfriend-this' and 'my-boyfriend-that.' And they say we shove our lifestyle in their faces? That's a laugh! — Brent Hartinger

The fact is, there's a difference between being alone and being lonely; I may not of been completely alone in life, but I was definitely lonely. — Brent Hartinger