The Gravity of Us Quotes

“Don't aim to fix people. Fixing seems so permanent, so absolute. Like there's no room for error. Aim to make things better.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“People aren’t broken, and therapists couldn’t fix them if they were. But maybe someone can make things a little better, or help them be a little happier.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“If you want to kiss me, kiss me because you like me. Not because you think it will make you happy. You can't just kiss away all the bad feelings I have. You can't kiss me and make me better.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“I'm a planner. Plans can change, I'm cool with that, but not having a plan at all? It terrifies me.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Nostalgia is a blindfold.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“The future is hard, eh?”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Headphones on, I fix myself so I can go back to fixing the world.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Oooh, look at my athlete. You’ll have to show me your somersault someday.”
“Oh, so I’m your athlete now?”
My face flushes with heat, and I reach for the air-conditioning. As I direct all vents toward me, he leans forward, slowly, and plants a soft kiss on my cheek.
“I like the sound of that,” he says. “Being yours.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Don’t aim to fix people. Fixing seems so permanent, so absolute. Like there’s no room for error. Aim to make things better.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“I hadn't yet thought about coming back, really, because I never thought about leaving.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Seriously. No more apologies about this. I love you.”
“And I love you.”
“And that’s all,” I say. “That’s all that matters.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“If you want to kiss me, kiss me because you like me. Not because you think it’ll make me happy.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“That's what makes our relationship so different from any other I've had. That's what makes it so special. I'm learning not fixing. For once, I'm listening - or at least I'm trying to.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Fixing seems so permanent, so absolute. Like there’s no room for error. Aim to make things better.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“And we enter a new era.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“I don’t have a favorite, but I literally couldn’t go to the gym for practice without my K-pop playlist.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us

“Or maybe I’m just being dramatic.”
― Phil Stamper, The Gravity of Us