The Tragedy of Felix and Jake Quotes

“You’re my fucking soulmate, Felix, and I don’t even believe in that shit.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I just need you to exist. Stay here with me. That’s it. That’s all you have to do.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Today, I am eight hundred and twenty-seven days sober. My name is Jake Tully and I’m an addict. And I’ll always be an addict. I’ll never beat this. But I’ll keep going to meetings, and I’ll talk to my sponsor (who I’m going to ask to marry me), and I’ll fight this until I win. We are going to win.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“What do you get the person you love when
you’ve already given them your heart?”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Because I’ve waited my whole life for you. And for this. Us.” I squeeze his hands. “You’re my fucking family, Jake, and we’ll fight this. Together.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“And if holding your hand like you’re my boyfriend wasn’t a hint; I’ll spell it out for you—I want you to be my boyfriend.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Everything is stacked against us,” I say. “We’d be a tragedy, Felix. This wouldn’t work.” His smile is confusing. “You don’t agree?” I ask, and how fucked up is it that I actually hope he doesn’t. “No. I agree.” He steps closer and presses one (last) kiss to my mouth. “I just know that wouldn’t stop me.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Listen to me, okay? You can know how sexy you are, or I can remind you-I really don't fucking care. But what you're not going to do is put yourself down in front of me and expect me to just stand here and take it. You're trashing something that's important to me, Felix. Don't fucking do that.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I’ve lived so long without anyone giving a shit or caring about me, and I’m sure I could live longer without it, but I don’t want to.
I want to matter to someone every day forever.
And I want that someone to be Jake.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I don’t think you’re nothing special or just another dick that gets me hard. I’ve never thought that about you. And I’d be a shitty boyfriend if I did. In fact, I will beat the fuck out of you if you ever let someone treat you like that.”
He blinks, letting his mouth fall open.
“That was actually really romantic, Jake. In like, a fucked-up way. But still. My heart totally liked that.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“You make me feel better than any drug I’ve ever taken.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I’m content with lying awake and never sleeping again, because I think Jake is in love with me.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“How can something so wonderful hurt like this?”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“The only reason I haven’t fucked you yet is because you’re my sponsor.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Can you say it? Please?” Can I say it? Yes. I so very easily can. “He touched you. Nobody touches you.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I wonder if addicts can ever be in a relationship together. And I immediately push that thought out of my head.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I want to tell him it hasn’t always been exclusively girls for me.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Holy fuck. You can smile.” A laugh bursts out of my mouth, and I swear to God, you’d think I just made Felix’s day. He looks so proud to hear it.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“My name is Jake Tully, and I’m an addict.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I’ve tried hating you a lot over the years, Jake,” CJ says, acting like he doesn’t hear me. “And I keep thinking, you know, maybe if he knows I hate him, maybe then he’ll understand what he’s doing to me every time he uses, and he’ll finally stop trying to take my brother from me.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“For anyone who has ever loved an addict.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“This is a love story. It’s messy complicated and kind of ugly sometimes. It’s also made of magical things like forehead kisses. It’s our tragedy. Love fucking rules, Felix <3”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I drop my head back and just stare at him. It’s all I can seem to do.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“God forbid baby boy turns out to be a Gemini.” Hector gasps so fucking dramatically.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Everything is stacked against us,” I say. “We’d be a tragedy, Felix. This wouldn’t work.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I’ve waited my whole life for you. And for this. Us.” I squeeze his hands. “You’re my fucking family, Jake, and we’ll fight this. Together.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“We kiss like we’re in love.
Because guess what?
We are. :)”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“I love you so much, it’s sick.” I throw my arms around him, squeeze for a solid second, and then release. “What a great first hug.”
“We really didn’t hug. I just stood here.”
“I felt the embrace of your body.”
“Never say that again.”
“It sounded sexual. I hear it now.”
“I’m leaving,” he says as he gives me his back.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“Felix has no idea how angry I was reading those guidelines the other night. It’s like someone saying “Yeah. You’re doing a great job with your sobriety and everything, but fuck you for wanting someone after messing up so badly. For thinking you deserve someone. You’re still too much of a loser and we know you’ll screw it up. Stay alone and sober, prick.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

“We’d be so good together. I just know we would.”
I close my eyes as this ache in my chest burns and burns, and if life doesn’t stop fucking me soon, I’m going to lose my mind.
“Everything is stacked against us,” I say. “We’d be a tragedy, Felix. This wouldn’t work.”
His smile is confusing.
“You don’t agree?” I ask, and how fucked up is it that I actually hope he doesn’t.
“No. I agree.” He steps closer and presses one (last) kiss to my mouth. “I just know that wouldn’t stop me.”
― J. Daniels, The Tragedy of Felix and Jake