Given the Circumstances Quotes

“Brian choked back the sob, knowing he had to be strong for Roger now. “I’m not going anywhere, man. You and me.” He stunned himself with his next statement. “I deserve you now. I deserve to be loved.” Roger smiled. “You always deserved it.”  ”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“Brian’s voice caught in his throat. “You still want me?” “I want you. I need you. I love you. Come to me.” It”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“Brian, Roger thought with a crazy smile. You bastard. Go on and become a better man. You’re halfway there already. I’ll see you soon, dammit.”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“It was as if Joe had given him wings, the wings his own father should have given him long ago, the sense a boy should have that he could jump and wouldn’t fall, would fly, and if he failed to fly, he’d be caught, safe and sound. “Thanks.”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“Brian mimicked Roger’s serious tone too well. “‘Yes, it’s an honor to be here and I’m so glad I could share this moment with my father and my gay boyfriend, who’s been putting his dick up my ass a couple times a night to ease my stress.” “Yeah,”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“It wasn’t fair, he thought. The world of pro sports was stuck in a time warp, still in the 1950s as far as sexuality went, even as the rest of the country, save for small pockets of deliberately cultivated ignorance, moved on, got over it. What kind of life are we going to have? Brian thought. Then he laughed at the thought of himself as a football wife, hanging out with the other wives and working on a charity cookbook. “What?”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“Oh shit,” he said, and the snap was the sound of his realization. Roger was in love with him.”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances

“Roger nodded. He was too old to hug his dad for long, and returned to his chair. “I’m gay.” Saying it out loud was a relief. It was over! The hiding, the worrying, at least here, at home. “Well, you’re not the only one in the world.” Roger”
― Brad Vance, Given the Circumstances