The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Toast]

Jack attempted cashing in on Ennis's loss of a whole month's wages, probably hoping that a loan would be a perfect way to keep in touch with the love of his ... summer.

[memento]

Secrecy and marital deception were necessary in order that Jack and Ennis could continue to see each other.

[Meryl]

Ennis and Jack both had epiphanies about their importance to each other; unfortunately, Ennis's came after he quarreled with Jack at the lake, and by then it was too late.

[Fran]

What Ennis believed was a "one-shot thing" evolved into a full-fledged affair masked by secrecy and marital deception.

=aside= Sandy

[Toast]

Jack and Ennis spent their lives gravitating toward each other as if connected by an unseen hook on an invisible line.

[memento]

Even though Jack was experienced, he was careful not to act in a high-handed way when he realized he couldn't keep his hands off of Ennis.

[Fran]

"The sadness that infuses Brokeback also derives from the deadening effect the men's self-repression has on their families and other loved ones."

-- Marjorie Baumgarten, Gambit Weekly   

[Toast]

Jack brought out the love in Ennis; but, in his lifetime, he was never able to get him past his fearful lamentation for poor dead Earl.

[Meryl]

Jack's love was able to cut through the murk of Ennis's fears and prejudices, allowing him to express his true nature.

[memento]

Because of Jack and Ennis' relationship with each other, their marriages were characterized by carelessness, inattentiveness, and neglectfulness.