Invisible Boys Quotes

“When the moon rose, I’d wonder if there was a boy somewhere looking at the same moon, maybe in Europe or America or Africa. Would we meet one day and talk about how we were both looking at the moon at the same time?”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

“I never would have picked it, really,’ Sabrina says, efficient as ever as she multitasks her worksheet with gossip. ‘I wouldn’t call Charlie, like, blokey or anything, but I didn’t think he was gay. Like, he plays guitar and he swears and stuff. And he’s so dirty. You know? Grubby. Not manicured. It’s so surreal. I guess you never really know, do you?”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

“The brighter you shine on the outside, the darker you burn within.”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

“It is a universal truth acknowledged by no - one that if you leave your teenage son at home alone, he’ll be wanking by the time your car leaves the driveway .”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

“There are two ways out of this poxy shithole of a town: you leave in a blaze of glory and never look back, or you die. I don't want to die.”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys

“How bad would it actually be, to end up with a woman? I’m sure I could learn to live with it. And if you close your eyes, well, you could imagine it’s a guy.”
― Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys