quotes by Barry Lyga

"Josh Mendel has a secret.
Unfortunately, everyone knows what it is."
— Barry Lyga (Boy Toy)

"I do what I've trained my whole life to do. I watch the ball. I keep my eye on the ball. I never stop watching.
I watch it as it sails past me and lands in the catcher's mitt, a perfect and glorious strike three."
— Barry Lyga (Boy Toy)

"'. . . but there's a restraining order in place.' She speaks slowly, choosing her words carefully. 'I'm not supposed to be this close to you.'

'You were never supposed to be this close to me,' I say, and I have no idea why."
— Barry Lyga (Boy Toy)

"Anger and hatred, when left unfed, bleed away like air from a punctured tire, over time and days and years. Forgiveness is stealth."
— Barry Lyga (Boy Toy)