Let There Be Light Quotes

“Love sinks its teeth into your heart, and you’ll do anything to be its victim.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“This need, this constant deep breath stuck in my lungs, until I saw your face, heard you play, touched you, until I could breathe, too. It’s love, it’s more, and it’s ours to share.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“A beautiful thing can only stay in the shadows for so long before it starts to wilt.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“This world is such a big place, and most of the time we never find the people we’re looking for. People look all their lives for the one person who understands their heart. We search, and hope, and I think… it’s a blessed few who find it on their first try.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“Forever then?"" Forever was a Rachmaninov Concerto - sweeping and romantic. His thumb traced the curve if my bottom lip and I smiled. ""Forever works for me.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“Together?""
"Together!"
"I love the sound of that." His lips lingered over mine, tasting, until all the world went quiet, leaving behind a blank sheet of music. And the first note. Would be a drum. The sound of my heart finding his.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“Fall is my favorite time of year.” My eyes were trained on the still water of the lake when he asked, “Because swim season starts?” I shook my head. “No, it’s when everything changes. It’s colorful. And you can actually feel it happening. It’s like static."
"It's the only time death is pretty." I turned my head and admired his profile as he spoke.
"The leaves are dying, that's why they change color."
"I never thought of it like that before.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“The crowd went quiet, and when the whistle blew, and he sliced through the surface, I heard it. The moment when the sun broke past the horizon and kissed his body as he parted through the water. Brilliant and bold. An orchestra with each stroke. I couldn't take my eyes off him as he manipulated the elements. Using air as fuel, bending water to his will. He was fast, faster than humanly possible, and each kick of his foot mimicked the galloping beat of my heart.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“Fall is my favorite time of year.” My eyes were trained on the still water of the lake when he asked, “Because swim season starts?” I shook my head. “No, it’s when everything changes. It’s colorful. And you can actually feel it happening. It’s like static.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“Hate hides itself until it has something to prove.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“You’re kind, Royal. The type of person who eats every meal with his sister so she’s not alone. A guy who sees people for who they are. A guy who isn’t afraid to do anything. The guy who saw me, saw beyond what everyone else couldn’t. You inherited my loneliness and made it your own. You’ve changed me.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“What about you? How do you feel?” “The truth?” “Yeah.” “Like I can finally breathe.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“and when he pulled himself from the pool, I realized there was no going back. There was no way I could turn it off. This thing he’d lit inside of me. It burned too hot and I no longer cared for the world’s definition of normal. There”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“I wanted to know what his hands felt like. If his lips were rough or soft. What would the hard planes of his chest feel like under my palms? Would I even know what to do if I had the chance to answer any of this level of crazy?”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light

“His hands were instruments, just as my legs and arms were. He created music and I bent water. We were talent in all its forms wrapped inside flesh and bone.”
― A.M. Johnson, Let There Be Light