How to Be Remy Cameron Quotes

“We have no control over what labels others give us, but we can define who we are by the ones we choose to give ourselves.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“— Pour ceux qui comptent, nous serons une source d’inspiration, un meilleur ami, ou l’amour de leur vie. Ce sont ces étiquettes-là qui sont importantes. Et ne laisse pas les autres t’empêcher d’être fier de ce que tu es, de ta race, de ton orientation sexuelle, peu importe. Ils ne t’ont pas donné cette fierté, ils n’ont aucun droit de te la retirer.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“— Ce que je veux dire, c’est que tu en as découvert un peu plus sur toi-même. Tu le fais tout le temps. La vie est un voyage, Rembrandt. Tu n’en connais rien, à dix-sept ans. Ou même quand tu es adulte. En fait, je pense que, quand tu sais enfin qui tu es, l’univers arrête l’horloge et c’est la fin du voyage.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“— Remy, nous ne pouvons pas décider la façon dont les autres nous perçoivent. Les étiquettes qu’ils veulent nous attribuer. Mais nous pouvons nous montrer à nous-mêmes que nous savons qui nous sommes. Tu te connais mieux que personne d’autre. Tu es un cadeau. Tu es toi, et ça n’a pas besoin d’explications ou d’étiquettes.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“After Dimi and the Summer of Emo-Music Hell, I decided that it was time to just be Remy, single and focused and chill-as-eff. No more trips to Boyfriend Land for me.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“After the first six times, coming out became as basic as telling a stranger my name. It became a joke: “Hi, my name is Gay and my sexuality is Remy Cameron.” Over and over, I’ve had to acknowledge my sexuality as if it’s a warning. The thing is, you always have to come out. Every day. To new people, to people you’ve known forever, to people who keep trying to ignore it.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“I nod along, watching him sing under his breath. He’s off-key but doesn’t care. Ian’s in his own world. I love how music does that—takes us to the middle of a packed arena with a spotlight and a microphone, even if we can’t sing the ABCs without our voices cracking. Music doesn’t just seep into our souls; it wraps careful fingers around our nerves and presses new life into them.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“We have no control over what labels others give us, but we can define who we
are by the ones we choose to give ourselves.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron

“I don't want a date, Mason. I just want you to know that I accept that I'm young and I'm a weird girl.' Then, she hovers closer. 'Also, you just got owned because I'm young and a weird girl.”
― Julian Winters, How to Be Remy Cameron