Sutphin Boulevard Quotes

“I wish I didn’t love your stupid ass so much.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Wow, son. You’re mad retarded.”
David whipped his head around and pinned my brother with a lethal glare. “Don’t say that word.”
“Sorry.” Raymond kept staring at me. “You’re mad special ed.”
David scoffed, and I burst out laughing.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I wanted to taste him without thinking, feel him without seeing, and enjoy the sensation of my body turning inside out with a fierce desire to never let this end.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I can’t watch you do this to yourself, Michael. I can’t watch you do it to Ray.” I shrugged, my movements wooden. “So don’t.” Nunzio drew back as though I had hit him, and I realized the implication of my words. I opened my mouth to reword the statement, to fix things, but I was struck silent by the flush that stole over his face, and the sudden dampness of his eyes. “I wish I didn’t love your stupid ass so much.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I tried to make rice the other day, and it was a disaster.” David tilted his head. “Just follow the directions on the box.” The look of disgust that Raymond aimed at David dragged an unexpected laugh out of me. David looked between us in confusion, and Raymond shook his head. “White people.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“You like it raw, Mikey?” “With you I do.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“How drunk do you need to be right now?”
“What do you mean?”
“It means whatever you want it to mean, Mikey.” Nunzio dropped onto the couch, extending his legs in front of him and folding his arms behind his head. “How drunk do you need to be for your best friend to rail you?” ~ Nunzio

Excerpt From: Hassell, Santino. “Sutphin Boulevard”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I’d put myself into this situation—surrounded by people, looking like hell, and so obviously unhappy that I was practically waving a pity me banner, but still not willing to talk to anyone.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“If someone had told me adulthood was equal parts being broke, depressed, and taking care of my family financially, I would have opted out and tried to find a one-way ticket to Neverland. “What”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“But fucking you is like shooting up, and I don't think one more time is going to be enough.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“How drunk do you need to be for your best friend to rail you?”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Raymond's driving was a summation of him as a human being: reckless and much too fast.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Holy shit, you have an arsenal of sex toys in here.” My”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“You're taking my position as lame hermit in this relationship.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I had no idea how I’d come to trade my Pelle jacket for a piece of shit that looked like it’d come from the bargain bin at Jimmy Jazz.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I was pretty fruity based solely on my appreciation for Nick Carter.” “You even had those fucking trading cards,” I said, smiling at the memory. “You were a lame kid.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Ven acá, pendejo. Nadie quiere ver tu culo.”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Nunzio snapped his fingers in front of my face. “What the hell is going on? Is it about last night?” My train of thought screeched to a halt. “What? No! Why would I be upset about that?” “Gee, I don’t know. Maybe the part where I ad-libbed the porn script and shoved my dick in your ass?” “Ay”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“I wanted to taste him without thinking, feel him without seeing, and enjoy the sensation of my body turning inside out with a fierce desire to never let this end. His”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard

“Something was building between us, something that took my breath away from anticipation, but also created anxiety about how little I could handle the possibility of it all going wrong. “Did”
― Santino Hassell, Sutphin Boulevard