A Hymn in the Silence Quotes

“You are my everything, James. For as much as I struggle, as difficult as things are for me that are so simple for everyone else—I’d not trade you for any such normalcy. You are what makes me want to be a better man. I’m sorry I’ve been failing at that.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.”
A poem. One of the first I recall James reciting to me, one I could recite in my sleep because I can hear it in my head, in his voice, and the words come tumbling inelegant and hurried from my lips.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence

“Because it got better. Because there you were, and you made it better. You made me better, sweetheart.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence

“I’m ashamed of many things in my life and myself, but my love for James is not one of them.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence

“I despise the feeling of sneaking around, of worrying someone will overhear or walk in, but I’m drunk and James is beautiful and little else matters.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence

“Very insistent tonight, aren’t you?”
“Have you seen yourself? No one could possibly blame me.”
“Flatterer.” His eyes are positively shining with want as he ducks in to kiss me. It drags some of the annoyance right out of me and I lean into him, head swimming.
“Not at all; I’m just a man hopelessly attracted to the love of his life,” I mumble.
“You’re so sweet.”
― Kelley York, A Hymn in the Silence