The Traveling Man Quotes

“Yeah? Well, life happens while you’re making other plans.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“Do you know what I dream about? My dream would be to die looking at the lights on the Ferris wheel. When I get old, when my body has given up, that’s what I want to see. And in that dream, you’re standing next to me.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I was old enough to know that magic didn’t exist, and young enough to hope that I was wrong. I was sure that if magic belonged anywhere in the world, it was living and breathing right across the road in Mr. Peterson’s field.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“He could breathe fire, he could eat flames, but the word ‘love’ burned on his lips.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I make mistakes and I move on. That’s what I do, that’s what I’ve always done. I leave, and other people leave. You’re the first person in my whole life who stayed. And then you were taken away. But now you’re here again … and you’re trying to leave me. That fucking hurts, too.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“It’s hard to explain what those two weeks every summer meant to me. I lived for them, I breathed for them, and the rest of my life seemed to be spent waiting.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“When we finished our catch up, I lay back and tried to sleep. But I kept thinking about what Kes had said: that Heaven for him was me and the carnival.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“He reached out and brushed his thumb along my bottom lip. “You’re my girl, Aimee. No one else.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“The light was a sheen of white across my eyelids and I shifted in the bed, feeling a trickle of sweat down my back. I was too warm and the rattle of the generator outside was an annoyance. And then I felt Kes’s breath on my neck as he spoke. “I’ve dreamed of this so many times, I can’t believe it’s real—that you’re real. You were always there, just out of reach, and I’d wake up and find my bed empty. But now you’re here.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I’ve dreamed of this so many times, I can’t believe it’s real—that you’re real. You were always there, just out of reach, and I’d wake up and find my bed empty. But now you’re here.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I cocked my head on one side. “Is that what we have? A relationship?”
Kes looked taken aback. “Well, yeah.” Then he hesitated, “What would you call it?”
“Well, at the moment, I’d say it’s two old friends catching a ride together to go see the carnival.”
Kes nodded. “Okay,” he said. “Works for me.”
“Just so you know,” I sniffed, “that’s the wrong answer. We’re totally in a relationship.”
Kes grinned. “Good. So we’re both clear on that.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“You still love him.”
“I love the boy he was. I could love the man, too. I don’t know, and that’s why I have to find out.”
“Oh, Aimee,” she said sadly, pulling me into a tight hug. “Please be careful.”
“Too late,” I whispered.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“Kes grinned, his eyes sliding to mine. “Jealous?”
I huffed a little, but then admitted the truth. “Yes, I’m jealous.”
His gaze softened. “You don’t need to be,” he said softly. “Sorcha’s just a friend.”
“That’s what you call me,” I said, stupid tears making my eyes prickle.
Kes shook his head slowly. “No, you’re my girl.”
…
He reached out and brushed his thumb along my bottom lip.
“You’re my girl, Aimee. No one else.”
Then he leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I couldn’t tell you why the carnival lured me with its sticky fingers and bright, whirling colors, except to say that it was different, and that excited me. I’d only read about ‘different’ in books, never experienced it for myself. Perhaps it was a case of be careful what you wish for.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I felt as if I’d met my soulmate, but he was always being taken away from me.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“Come on, Aimee! If it’s not Kes hauling you off to have his wicked way with you, then you’re giving him these scorching looks across the bonfire. Hell, it makes me want to go take a cold shower, which is interesting seeing as you’re a girl and I’m gay.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“Our sex life seemed to be of great interest to everyone, and I hated that. Other women slyly commented that they’d heard us inside the RV. Well, they couldn’t have heard Kes, because he was never loud, not even when he came. Embarrassingly, it must be my gasps and screams that they were hearing, unless it was the sound of me being thoroughly pounded. Yeah, not at all embarrassing.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I care about you !” he roared. “Christ!” He took a deep breath. “I’m trying here, Aimee. Maybe I don’t say it pretty enough for you. But this is me, trying.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“You make people happy. When you’re in front of a crowd, nobody can think about their problems or their worries or anything else. You have a gift, Kes, an amazing wonderful gift. It’s special, just like you.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“We get to see America. Ollo says that we’re adventurers, not tourists.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“È bello essere parte di qualcosa. È lo stesso motivo per cui amo insegnare. Mi piace essere parte della scuola, parte di un gruppo. Mi piace avere la mia classe attorno, i miei bambini, e insegnare loro nel modo che voglio, anche se devo seguire il programma e questo è davvero noioso. Tuttavia essere parte di qualcosa è importante.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“This way, princess,” and he ushered me inside.
I plopped down into the enormous captain’s chair, staring at a dashboard that looked like it belonged on the Starship Enterprise.
Kes pushed a button and the engine roared into life.
“I can’t believe you’re here,” he grinned at me.
“Neither can I!”
His smile dimmed. “I’ve waited a long time for this,” he said.
Then he leaned across, gripping the back of my head as he kissed me thoroughly.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“I had two weeks of memories that shone as insubstantial as my dreams, and fifty long weeks to wait for my life to start again.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man

“Kes gave me his shy smile again and my heart was captured from that moment. I didn’t know it then; I didn’t understand what it meant, but whenever I looked at him, my skin felt warm, like my own personal sun was shining just for me.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, The Traveling Man