“My parents never said it. They thoughtyou shouldn't wear out the words”

“My words wear no parachutes as they fall out of my mouth.”

“You should be wearing green," she said. "To match your eyes.""In case you never noticed, my eyes are gray.""Never mind that," she said, once again waving my words away. "That brown washes out your skin tone."Why was she so concerned about my clothing choices? That was completely unlike her. "I like to look washed out," I said dryly. "Otherwise people are intimidated by my glorious beauty.”

“I'd rather wear out than rust out," he'd once said years before, echoing the words of the evangelist George Whitefield.”

“If you're wearing it to 'da club, you shouldn't be wearing it to 'da office.”

“Isabelle snorted, "All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you, Simon.""You noticed," said Simon. "I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual," added Magnus. "Please never say those words in front of my parents," said Alec.”