Everyone just outgrew me. Now I think I'm just haunting them.

— John Corey Whaley

He was an astronaut without a suit, but he was still breathing.

— John Corey Whaley

I don't want to lie about who I am, even if it doesn't matter. It's who I am. It's part of me.

— John Corey Whaley

If this were an indie movie, we'd start talking about the constellations," Solomon said, looking up at the stars.

— John Corey Whaley

I'm sorry, Cullen. I really am. Furthermore, I know this sucks. But you're better off anyway. And you'll be fine. You needed me. Now someone else needs me.

— John Corey Whaley

I thought maybe a day was coming when I'd stop constantly worrying about how to live. Maybe at some point I'd just start living, no questions asked.

— John Corey Whaley

Jealous of the crazy gay kid. That doesn't sound right."" Hey, Sol," she said, her tone getting serious for a second. "Those are two things about you out of a million. Don't box yourself in.

— John Corey Whaley

Maybe my time's running out, but at least I'm living. And if that's what it is for you, being here inside where nothing ever happens, where you think you're safe, then stay. Stay right here, and you let me know how that works for you. Bacause I'm guessing it'll never be enough.

— John Corey Whaley

Maybe we all just exist, all versions of us exist at times, and we have to figure out a way to get to each of them, to find each one and tell that version that it's okay, that it's all just the way it works, a concept too powerful to ignore but too complicated to explain.

— John Corey Whaley

Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared.

— John Corey Whaley