Only on the Weekends Quotes

“I’m the artist
And the canvas.
I’m the only
Audience I need.

I don’t want to
Put on a show.
I just want to
Shimmer and glow.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“Dad’s never late for work, but always late for me.” Femi and Sim sip their ice water in unison.
“That’s so sad.” Maz reaches across Kay to hold my hand. But do I deserve sympathy? Sim’s dad is dead. Femi’s is in another country and so is Kay’s! My dad is just late.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“He kisses me two times
On the top of my head.
One for me, I think,
And another for Mum.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“I think Finn makes art so he doesn’t have to explain so much.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“Queer is the new punk.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“I was making black films, but they were one dimensional.
I pull my hand away and say, “Exactly! Why don’t you make a film about someone like me? Why did you pick a white boy?”
“I have black LGBTQ scripts in development. But this one is just the first step for me. My financiers just wouldn’t go for a black LGBTQ story until I’ve seeded the ground with one they can relate to.”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery

“So you get to feel invincible but I’ve got to stay invisible?”
― Dean Atta, Only on the Weekends: A Young Adult Gay Romance Novel in Verse About First Love and Self-Discovery