Road to a Cowboy Quotes

“Austin wanted to capture this moment forever, dig his camera out of its bag to snap this image into eternity. But there were some moments that were meant to be lived in the here and now. This was one of them.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“His parents had taught him that he only had value in what he could contribute. But Austin, his parents, and Whitney had taught him that he had value in who he was. He didn’t have to contribute anything to be worthy—he just had to . . . be.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“Cal had always been one of the few people in Austin’s life that he’d lay down his life for. Now he’d happily lay his body out too. His heart. His soul.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“we don’t have nearly as much time on this earth as we think we do. And if we want something, there’s no time like the present to grab it.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“Because feelings were some of the toughest shit to talk about.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“His every move was an imaginary caress along Cal’s skin, and even the freckles across the bridge of his nose seemed more pronounced than usual, taunting Cal, begging him to press a gentle kiss to each one as he counted them.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“Austin never wanted to hurt him—ever. He wanted to be Cal’s safe space. His place to land not only when things got tough, but when they were at their best too.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“For as long as Cal had known Austin, his best friend’s favorite time of day had been when dusk bled into night and the sky erupted with stars. Cal, by contrast, preferred early mornings, when a day dawned fresh and clean. Where anything could happen and the hours ahead of him provided opportunities to get shit done.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“But life had an end date. He’d learned that the hard way. Risks not taken were opportunities missed.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“Cal was steadiness and familiarity. He was the Rocky Mountains in the flesh. Lindsay had been light and humor. She’d been a ray of sunshine highlighting a spud in the ground.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“He’d been in love with Cal for most of his life. He’d been in love with Lindsay for a handful of years, but it had been no less intense. Just different.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“Something about him standing silently with his hands shoved in the pockets of his jeans, gazing out into the distance, screamed of both contentment and loneliness, making Austin’s heart clench.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy

“There were stories to tell in the night sky that painted themselves across his camera lens.”
― Amy Aislin, Road to a Cowboy