“I didn't come up with the lie. It wasn't mine. They handed the lie to me, and I tried like hell to make it work for a while.”

“Now whenever I left class to go to the boys' room, I worried that I would end up on the blue tiled floor in a puddle of piss and blood.”

“If a fight looks like a lot of fun, you should be suspicious. 'If you ain't scared of standing up for what's right, you ain't standing up for much.”

“I mean, I really liked him to the point where being around him was sort of wonderful and painful all at the same time, you know?”

“Please your mother: just lie around upstairs and smoke some pot. Be a revolutionary.”

“She kissed me on the cheek, and my mom sang Theresas name from the open front door. She loves Theresa. I think she loves me more when Im with her.”

“I suppose its not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do to feel, discuss feelings. So thats what Im giving the finger to. Social norms and stuffwhat good are social norms, really? I think all...”

“I dont understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbiansits a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, its not who you lovea man, a woman, what have youits the fact that you love. Th...”

“His kisses were so hungry and male, which isn't bad. Every kiss said he could never have enough, but he wasn't going to stop trying. They were so hormonal. I wanted his sugar roughness. Girl's kiss...”

“Last night I was seriously considering whether I was a bisexual or not but I dont think so though Im not sure if Id like to be and argh I dont think theres anything wrong with that, if you like a p...”

“Whether it's men, womenit doesn't really matter. The human race is filled with passion and lust. And to coin terms like heterosexuality, homosexuality or even bisexuality makes no sense to me. You ...”

“home is the structure/ you build when nowhere else will have you”

“This is our big chance to see what people think of us. The real us. We have to show em there's nothing to be afraid of. If we don't get over our fears, they never will.”

“Denying what you are didn't keep people from knowing what you are.""And flaunting it isn't what saved you."Ykka takes a deep breath. The muscles in her jaw flex, relax. "And that would be why I ask...”

“I didn't come up with the lie. It wasn't mine. They handed the lie to me, and I tried like hell to make it work for a while.”