"I know this sounds incredibly lame,
but I don't want losing my virginity
to feel like I'm losing something.
I want it to feel like I'm finding something.
I want sex to be amazing.
I want it to be life-alteringly wonderful.
And I want it to happen with someone I love."
— Sonya Sones (One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies)

"Culture Clash

Dylan says
when I meet his mother today
I shouldn't mention
that I'm Jewish.

I say
okay, but can I
tell her about
the HIV postive thing?

He gives me a look.
I give him one back"
— Sonya Sones (What My Mother Doesn't Know)

"“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.
"
— Sonya Sones

"But Lunch Isn't That Bad, Really

Once I get used to
having to eat with two people
instead of one.

Two people who have known each other
for such a long time
that they practically speak in code.

Two people who are always saying,
"Remember the time when this happened?"
and "Remember the time when that happened?"

(Which, of course,
I never do,
because I wasn't there.)

Well, okay,
it is that bad.
It sucks, even."
— Sonya Sones (What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know)