Цитаты из книг — Брэнди Колберт

"I know we`ve said it before, but I`m okay with whatever sexuality you identify with. So is Sau." "I think I`m bi," I say. "I like Emil. I`ve... had crushes on other girls." "Well, I`ve never understood the whole issue some parents have with their kids not being straight." She hugs me and then pulls away to look at me…

I`m tired of hiding things — secrets about me and secrets for other people. And I know better than anyone how dangerous it is to start any kind of relationship based on secrets.

Lionel said as much to me once, how so many of the same people who are quick to empathize with physical disabilities don`t understand why someone with depression can`t just get up and get on with their day like the rest of the world. It`s like they need a receipt that proves someone is actually going through some shit…

"Sometimes, when I`m getting all down on myself..." Lionel pauses to shove his hair out of his eyes, a task that suddenly requires absolute concentration. He begins again: "Sometimes Dr. Tarrasch makes me repeat thins thing. She makes me say, I`m doing the best I can. I thought it was corny, but I don`t know. It kind of…

"We didn`t break up," I say. "Technically." Because technically, Iris and I were never a couple. Not in the traditional sense. We were locked doors and long, slow kisses that tasted of raspberry vodka and promises to keep whatever happened in our dorm between us.

"How do you know DeeDee?" I ask, trying to remember if she`s ever mentioned this girl. "Through Alicia, actually. I went out with Grace for, like, five minutes," she says simply. "Thank Christ we realized we were better as friends, and I totally weaseled my way into her group." I must look confused because she grins and…

I`ve always known my friendship with Emil could be more if I wanted it to be, and it`s getting harder to ignore how much cuter I find him the older we get. I`ve never let myself give in to it because there would be no real surprises with Emil. I know everything there is to know about him.

I know how easy it is to believe you`re doing the right thing if you say it to yourself often enough.

People back East would ask what I missed the most about California, and I never quite knew where to start. Of course I missed my family. It`s never cool to say so, but even the little things I used to hate, like the way Saul hums Barry Manilow songs while he makes breakfast — I would`ve killed for that on the really bad…