Everyday History Quotes

“All around me are reminders of stories about normal, everyday people who are also brave, interesting, thoughtful, kind, and amazing. Because of these things, this everyday history, I have a connection to them that I can touch.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History

“Oh, God. He’s teaching me. He knew what this would do to me.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History

“I am nothing more than his safe way to begin. I am Ruben’s starter kit. A short preface that will soon pale when his real story begins. An overture to the symphony he will discover beyond me, after me, without me. I try to feel honored to perform that public service for the gay community at large.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History

“Henry says on a whisper, “I could love you, Ruben. I could get lost in love with you.”

Ruben swallows and makes himself ask, “But?”

“But I’m done being lost and alone.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History

“Ruben takes a deep breath. “January. Epic failure. I distracted myself from your hands by checking out your eyes. Monumental strategic idiocy. God. So much worse. Your eyes tipped me over an edge I hadn’t even registered being in the vicinity of.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History

“I behave impeccably, responsibly, irreproachably. I behave so impeccably that I’m unaware of the escalating threat until it’s too late.”
― Alice Archer, Everyday History