Straight Boy Quotes

“No matter how dire your situation, you can go anywhere and be anything when reading.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy

“Most of us live a dual existence, our lives taking place simultaneously in two different worlds—one unyielding and physical, the other an ever-changing landscape of emotion. Both can be confusing.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy

“We don’t have as much control over the internal world. We are forever subject to its whims and inclinations. The most we can do is to wrap our arms over our stomachs or press a hand over our hearts in the hope that those feelings won’t manifest—that the truth will remain inside where no one can see.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy

“We’ll never change people’s minds by grouping them all together and labeling them with an unpleasant name. That dehumanizes them, and I’m not okay with that. Everyone deserves a chance. Even if they do seem like a monster.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy

“Now then, what’s the one thing you can give the prisoner so they can escape? Just one object.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy

“I want you to imagine a prison cell without windows. The walls are solid cement twenty feet thick and there are no doors.”
― Jay Bell, Straight Boy