Tough Guy Quotes

“wished he could just wear a sign that said I’m sorry. I am terrible at socializing. Please don’t take it personally.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“You are a defenseman. You will teach them how to stand still and not score goals. Defenseman things.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Ryan could not believe he was trying to describe his perfect man to his perfect man. “Okay. This is it: I like men who sort of look at what men are supposed to be and say ‘fuck you.’ I like men who have the confidence to be themselves”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“God, why wasn't time travel real? Fabian wanted nothing more than to go back thirteen and a half years, walk into Ryan's bedroom, and tell him how much he liked him. To lie on his bed beside him and hold his hand. Or maybe tell his younger self to do that. That would make more sense. Time travel was confusing.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“It’s okay to use your talent to create happiness rather than wealth. It’s okay to not use your talent at all! Fuck anyone who says otherwise.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Fabian was torn between wanting to ask what had made Ryan change his mind about engaging in sexy fun, and wanting to keep his questions to himself so he didn't destroy the possibility of sexy fun.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Fabian’s friends had a semi-regular Sunday tradition that they affectionately called Bargain Brunch. The three major components were: frozen waffles”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“I’d rather struggle to do what I love than devote myself to something I hate.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Oof. Six fucking seven.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Ilya rolled his eyes and took the paper from Ryan. “He’s not going to tell anyone”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov are hosting a press conference. They just announced this new charity thing they are starting.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“How’s Toronto?” Rozanov asked him during a break in the second period. “Not bad.” “Sucks that you have to play with Kent”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“Five,” Vanessa said. “He complains when food isn’t organic, but he smokes cigarettes.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“I don’t know what I see in you,” Shane grumbled. “Yes. You say that every day.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“I’m not that young,” Ryan argued. “You’re thirty-one. That’s not old.” “I have the body of a seventy-year-old”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“As if I’m going to fuck a hockey player.” Instead of laughing”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“His whole life, Fabian had only known hockey to be a horrible, toxic thing that celebrated homophobic bullies and trained boys to believe there was only one acceptable way to be a man. Hockey was the wall that separated Fabian from his own family, the blueprint for masculinity that prevented his parents from understanding their only son. Fabian knew himself, and he knew he would never be a fan of the game, or the culture that surrounded it.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy

“So, you want to tell us about that hockey lumberjack or what?"
"Hockey lumberjack?" Marcus asked, setting his phone on the coffee table facedown in a gesture of absolute interest in the conversation.”
― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy