“What sexual preference do you hope she has?” “Happiness.” Isnt that cool?”
“This is so cool," I said loudly as Dad walked away. "Have you met the tattoo artist? Is he hot?" "He's a she," Mom said. "Is she hot? Cause I'm still young, you know. My sexual identity isnt fully formed." "Your father can't hear you anymore, Maya." Mom sighed.”
“When some drunken fool asked if she was a lesbian, she would say, 'In everything but sexual preference.”
“Desperate is not a sexual preference.”
“Work isnt work unless you would rather be doing something else.”
“Which do you prefer, she says. Sex or Violence?I try to smile. What's the difference, really.”