“Maybe Jess was caught up with these ridiculous, impossible ideas because it meant she never had to try for something real.”

“The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”

“Jess is too big for her skin, as if she might float away in the exhilarating possibility of the moment.”

“Jess is painfully aware of how young she is. Her shirtsleeves don't quite extend to her wrists; after a growth spurt last summer, her debate clothes don't fit as well as she thought. She feels as i...”

“What's the best way to say because it's too embarrassing to talk to a crush about sex and read an explicit thing they wrote while they're right there?”

“She looks great in that skirt. Her butt is so cute.”

“She looks great in that skirt. Her butt is so cute.”

“He was so cute when he was embarrassed that it was embarrassing me.”

“He was so cute when he was embarrassed that it was embarrassing me.”

“Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?""Not at all. Shoot-""Do you have butt implants?”