A Light Amongst Shadows Quotes

“I’m not certain I could express to him the way that makes me feel. I kiss him instead, deep and full of want, wishing to convey to him all the things that no amount of poetry in the world could convey. The way William
clings to me, the sighs he makes against my mouth as his fingertips glide across my back as though he can still feel the remnants of m
s him deeply.
If everything goes wrong, if everything ends horribly, if this is the last day I spend in this school or on this earth, I want to go out remembering this. Us. Just as we are, and how I’ve found at least one perfect thing in my life.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“Me, run out of love poetry? Perish the thought.”
“Do you make it a point to recite love poetry to all of your friends?”
“Only you.”
He lifts his eyes to meet mine, and not for the first time I am struck by the
clear blue of them, how they always convey so much even when the rest of
his face remains so well-guarded. “Why is that?”
“Because you like it. And because I want to make you truly smile; it would be quite lovely to see, I think.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“This could be ours, dear William. We could make it work. Would a poem further convince you?”
“Maybe, maybe not, but I would enjoy seeing you try.”
He chuckles, bows his head to my ear, and he murmurs to me like a hymn that sends a shiver down my spine:
“Come.
Home.”
Two simple words, and I should think it ridiculous a poem exists such as that, and yet I don’t question him on it. Two simple words, and I close my eyes with a smile.
“Darling, I am home.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“Then all of that aside, I think…I am both sad and happy at once, and wondering how to reconcile the two.”
William’s mouth curves up into a patient smile and he brings his hands to my face. “With time, darling. With time. And I will be there with you every step of the way.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“A smile pulls at my mouth, and I reach out to rest a hand atop one of his. To hell with who bears witness to it. If they don’t know there lingers something between William and I by now, then they’re utterly blind.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“Such a beautiful piece of art begs to be properly ravished.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“I’ve got your back,” he says quietly. “No matter what.”
“And I’ve got yours,” I say without hesitation. “Now, get some sleep. You look like you could use it.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“I have no fear of what anyone in this place would do to me, Oscar. Nothing you nor anyone else says will change that. No matter what I do, no matter where I go, life finds a way to punish me, so at least this time, let it be for something that I want.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“I eat, studying this boy who probably did not murder his parents but maybe did get caught with his hands down someone’s trousers. I make a mental note that he is a person I shall most definitely pester later. Even snobs need friends, and I do enjoy a challenge.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows

“Then William drags me into his bed, pressing soft kisses along my face and neck while I hum poetry against his ear.”
― Kelley York, A Light Amongst Shadows