Camp Quotes

“I just feel stupid’
‘Not stupid,’ George says. ‘A romantic maybe. A dreamer.’
‘A theater kid,’ Ashley says.
‘But never stupid,’ George finishes.”
― L.C. Rosen, Camp

“My therapist says that theater is a way for us to play with different identities without losing who we are, to try things on, to let go and not care what people think. And maybe he’s a little right, but he’s also wrong. Because theater is who we are. Those identities aren’t different costumes we try on—they’re different facets of us, different bits of truth. And it takes bravery to show those truths to the outside world.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“He looks at me funny, and I pull my head back up, staring at the ceiling. He had good dreams, because of me. He said I was special. And he’s right—it’s not just about being ourselves, about being who we can’t be out in the rest of the world. It’s about being who we want to be.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“Because these are the first queer people I’ve ever met and I want us all to feel better. Better than other people make us feel.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“A slow burn is always more respectable.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“Yeah,” he says, leaning into me slightly. “We should go together.” “You asking me out?” I ask. “Yeah.” He grins. “I am. You interested?”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“But this summer is going to be the best. Because this summer, Hudson Aaronson-Lim is going to fall in love with me.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“now that he knows I’m a theater kid, it’s like all I am to him is some nature-averse princess, and I would be an amazing princess, don’t get me wrong—I rock a tiara—but I can do anything he can do and be a princess while doing it.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“I’m not an idiot. And hey, you do what you want. I thought you were cool before. You killed that song last year, what was it? ‘Dirty Old Man’?” “Yeah?” I find myself smiling, remembering it.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

“Yeah? What camp?” “Oh, just a small Jewish camp in Ohio,” I say. “Camp Shalom.” It’s the most generic Jewish camp name I can think of. “My dad wanted to send me to a Jewish camp!”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp