“Congratulations Danny. You're now the legal equivalent of a male nurse.”

“It’s too late for that. It’s too late to go back,” Danny said, gentle but firm. “Now you have to decide the man you want to be from here on out.”

“Something in the mysterious combination of Danny and him burned hotter and brighter than anything he'd ever imagined.”

“By letting go, Danny had freed him to pursue, had forced Miller to find the courage to follow.”

“Why," he panted into Danny's neck, "why's it so goddamn good?" He was surprised at how full his voice sounded, so close to overflowing its steady banks. Danny stroked his hair, his lips warm against Miller's cheek. "Because it's us, Miller," he whispered. "Because it's us.”

“Who gets everything they want, Danny, exactly how they want it? You have to decide the most important thing and go from there.”

“Danny, whose body made Miller forget the world and whose soul, even marked with shadows, made Miller believe in something beyond the stars.”