The Prettiest Star Quotes

“We live our lives not realizing which moments are special or which are ordinary—what will we remember, what memories will we try to grab onto, to hold close? All of these moments that make up a life.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“This night, we thought then, was just one of many. This is what life was, and this is what our lives were supposed to be. I didn’t do anything to cause this—none of us did. We were just living. We were young and happy and alive, and nothing could stop us.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“You’re outside playing, and you hear her voice through the treetops and the green grass and the dandelions and clover. Your mother calling you home.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“We live our lives not realizing which moments are special or which are ordinary-what will we remember, what memories will we try to grab onto, to hold close? All of these moments that make up a life.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“I think people are more scared of me being gay than they are about me having AIDS,” Brian says.”
― Carter Sickels , The Prettiest Star

“They were thrilled to be wearing makeup and sparkling gowns and wigs, and to be free from their fathers’ disappointment and shame. They were so beautiful.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“Our bones know each other, they come from the same place.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“There is still too much of me.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“[. . .] sometimes you have to go back to the place you left. [. . .] To understand who you've become.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“My body feels like it's going to crack open.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star

“Most of the night is a blur.
What I remember: everything is loud and fast and thrilling.
What I remember: the three of us dancing, jumping around and twisting our bodies with abandon. The reflections of the disco ball like a million pieces of colored glass.
What I remember: Shawn coming up behind me, his sweaty skin sliding against mine, his voice low in my ear, Baby.
What I remember: Annie, laughing, pulling me onto the dance floor and spinning me around like I was the girl.
What I remember: feeling breathless and joyous and invincible. We loved the city, we loved each other.”
― Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star