“The world is full of unrequited love,' I said finally. 'You and Patrick having problems?' Dad said, reaching around to get the butter out of the fridge. 'No, I was just wondering what you would say if I was a lesbian.' 'Come again?' said Lester. 'I'm having a hard time following this conversation.” LoveFunnyFatherFamilyBrotherConversationDinnerSexualityProblemsUnrequited LoveLesbianRandomAliceFridge Book:Alice on the Outside Source: Alice on the Outside
“Sexually active? Sexually active? Patrick and I hadn't even learned the fine points of kissing yet! I marched on down. 'For your information,' I said from the doorway, as both Dad and Lester jerked to attention, 'I am about as sexually active as a bag of spinach, and if you want to keep me on the porch and not out in the park somewhere behind the bushes, you'll keep the stupid porch light off when I come home with a boy.” LoveLightFunnyFatherSexAttitudeBoysStupidKissingTeenTeenageOutrageYellingPorchTeenage GirlSpinachParkFather Daughter RelationshipHumerousBushesSexually Active Book:Alice on the Outside Source: Alice on the Outside
“But how did you know that it was Stacy?” “There wasn’t a green light flashing, that’s for sure,” he said. “Mostly, I felt I’d met a person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. That I didn’t need to look any further.”” “But how can you be sure?” I persisted. “You can’t. There’s not just one person in the world who’s your type. There’s a whole group with the same likes and dislikes. But you want to spend your whole life looking for all of them? You just feel that everything’s right. You’re at peace with yourself.” LoveMarriageTrue LoveThe One Book:Now I'll Tell You Everything Source: Now I'll Tell You Everything