A Cross Examination of a Disgrace and Syrup with Honey

"Garrett Phillips stopped having grand dreams when he was nine years old. It didn't mean his dreams were irrelevant or that he didn't dream at all. It just meant that he had a new view about what the important things in life were. Losing your mother at such a young age tends to change you and make you realize things like that."

"He was in love with Garrett. And what was there not to love? Garrett was everything anyone could ever dream of and even more. But when Nathaniel Wallace closed the door behind him, enveloped by the darkness of his apartment, he let himself slide down to the floor and hugged his knees. His loneliness was his safety and he couldn't let Garrett in. But again, how could Garrett ever love someone like him? Nate was imperfection, mistakes, doubts, and weakness. Yes, his loneliness was his safety, but it had also always been his tragedy."