How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
gideon: so, yeah. i heard that you might be, you know . . .
me: ambidextrous? a philatelist? homosexual?he smiles.
gideon: yeah. and, i don't know, when i realized i was gay, it really sucked that nobody was, like, 'way to go.' so i just wanted to come over and say . . .
me: way to go?he blushes.
gideon: well, it sounds stupid like that. but that's the gist of it. welcome to the club. it's a very small club at this school.
me: i hope there aren't dues?he stares at his shoes.
gideon: um, no. it's not really a club. (12.72-78)
Adorable. So will's coming out at school goes surprisingly well and he even makes a gay friend. will slowly realizes that he can like boys and still be himself. His sexual orientation is one aspect of who he is, but it doesn't totally define him as a person.
Quote #8
"NO. No no no. I don't want to screw you. I just love you. When did who you want to screw become the whole game? Since when is the person you want to screw the only person you get to love? It's so stupid, Tiny! I mean, Jesus, who even gives a f*** about sex?! People act like it's the most important thing humans do, but come on. How can our sentient f***ing lives revolve around something slugs can do. I mean, who you want to screw and whether you screw them? Those are important questions, I guess. But they're not that important." (17.64)
Will loves Tiny, but in a totally platonic way. He's right about sex, too: Love isn't just about getting it on, and you can have a really deep connection with someone and never think about sex. Who we sleep with isn't as important as who we are and who we love.
Quote #9
"Tiny's gay," adds someone else.
The coach wheels around to the bench and shouts. "Hey! HEY! No insulting teammates."
"It's not an insult," Gary says. But he isn't Gary anymore. It isn't Gary talking. It's me. "It's just a thing. Like, some people are gay. Some people have blue eyes."
"Shut up, Wrayson," the coach says.
The kid playing Tiny glances gratefully at the kid playing me, and then one of the bullies stage-whispers, "You're so gay for each other."
And I say, "We're not gay. We're eight." This happened. I'd forgotten it, but seeing the moment resurrected, I remember. (19.65-70)
Little Will Grayson is just as sweet as teenage Will Grayson. This is the reason that he and Tiny are friends. They've always had each other's backs—Will's never made Tiny feel different and Tiny's always stuck by Will, too. True bromance.