The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. It doesn’t matter whose fault it is; that empty spot stings so bad that you want to find any kind of relief, or wrap yourself up so tight you can’t feel it anymore. I knew it might be there a little while. Or maybe even a long while. For both of us.
Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight. - Bill Konigsberg
Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.
- Bill Konigsberg
Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are. - Bill Konigsberg
Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.
You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good. - Bill Konigsberg
You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.
Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't wa… - Bill Konigsberg
Do you know how you get the urge to clean your room, and it’s no big deal? But when your mom tells you that you have to clean your room, you don't wa…
And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would … - Bill Konigsberg
And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would …
The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymo… - Bill Konigsberg
The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymo…
Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up semen would have a health impact on me, positive… - Bill Konigsberg
Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up semen would have a health impact on me, positive…
Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about? - Bill Konigsberg
Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?
I don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character. - Bill Konigsberg
I don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.
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