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 if she's playing dress-up.

— C.B. Lee

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

— C.B. Lee

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

— C.B. Lee

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

— C.B. Lee

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.

— C.B. Lee

We can't just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we're trying to expose a corrupt government.

— C.B. Lee

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?

— C.B. Lee