“For a moment the kiss is gentle, careful - I'm so conscious of my not knowing, of his knowing - and then he utters a sound so low in his throat that it may be a cry of need or perhaps sorrow muffled against my mouth. Then we're not longer gentle, and I no longer care that I don't know what I'm doing because I know.”
“Honestly and authentically being around others is maybe the hardest thing in the world.”
“Rise above your fears and wipe away your tears. Live a life of impact, a life free from regrets.”
“Are you smiling because you’re an asshole?” I said, just to make sure that wasn’t why.”
“When I looked at her the first time, it was like . . . everything made sense.”
“It’s terrible, … for us to have been so scared to be seen with books we have every right to read.”