“It was downright depressing, the lengths it took to feel special when you wrote yourself out on paper. All As? Who cared? That was the standard here. Some shows, some activities? Big deal. How were you changing the world? Sometimes, when I wasn't too busy, I wondered why we had to change the world so early.” SchoolExpectationsPressureChange The World Book:Noteworthy Source: Noteworthy
“She guessed she was pansexual, a word acquired from the internet, from people who seemed more confident in it than she was: Yes, she still couldn’t say, I could want anyone, any gender, any type. Any person in the universe. Past layer and layer of self-consciousness, she knew it was true. But admitting the want was excruciating. The idea that somebody could look at her and just see it made her want to cry.” SexualityLgbtQueerPansexual Book:Final Draft Source: Final Draft