Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1)

by Julie Murphy

“Plus, having sex doesn’t make you a woman. That is so freaking cliché. If you want to have sex, have sex, but don’t make it this huge thing that carries all this weight. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment.”

I suck in a breath. This is what it feels like when your life starts happening, I think.

There are so many things that Lucy never did. Not because she couldn’t, but because she told herself she couldn’t and no one made her believe otherwise.

“Because life is not a river and we’re not all headin’ in the same direction.”

No, I wish I would’ve had friends that were going after things they weren’t supposed to have. I was so scared of myself at that age. I was so scared that all the big things I wanted would never be anything more than wants.”