“My parents are great listenersWhich is why I never tell them anything”

“There’s something so great about this,” she whispers. About what?” I whisper back.About this,” she whispers. About being outlaws. It’s just you and me—against the world.”

“Culture ClashDylan sayswhen I meet his mother todayI shouldn't mentionthat I'm Jewish.I sayokay, but can I tell her aboutthe HIV postive thing?He gives me a look.I give him one back”

“Walking with Murphythrough the bone-freezing chilltoward the bus stop,I start shivering.And somehow,when he slips his arm around meto warm me up,it feels right.Righter than anything ever has.”

“I kiss her like my life depends on it.”

“I prefer to thin of it as rebooting my ovarian operating system.”

“I love that sign," I say."I love you," Robin says.I feel my cheeksturn the color of the sky."I love you, too," I say.”