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From the Wikipedia page on loons

“I made my way up on the beach and lay down. Finny came, ceremoniously took my pulse, and then went back into the ocean. He stayed in an hour, breaking off every few minutes to come back to me and talk… He was everywhere, he enjoyed himself hugely, he laughed out loud at passing sea gulls. And he did everything he could think of for me.” – John Knowles, A Separate Peace

“You’re in a car with a beautiful boy, and you’re trying not to tell him that you love him, and you’re trying to choke down the feeling, and you’re trembling, but he reaches over and he touches you, like a prayer for which no words exist, and you feel your heart taking root in your body, like you’ve discovered something you don’t even have a name for.” – Richard Siken, “You Are Jeff”

“He had brought out the man in Alec, and now it was Alec’s turn to bring out the hero in him. He knew what the call was and what his answer must be. They must live outside class, without relations or money; they must work and stick to each other till death.” – E. M. Forester, Maurice

“But here we are and something about it doesn’t feel like an accident. / We’re all looking for something to adore / and how to survive the bending and breaking.” – Lucy Dacus, “Maps On A Wall”

“‘Love him,’ said Jacques, with vehemence, ‘love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters? And how long, at the best, can it last, since you are both men and still have everywhere to go?… But you can make your time together anything but dirty, you can give each other something which will make both of you better—forever—if you will not be ashamed, if you will only not play it safe.’” – James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room