Rayna

“I was curious now, that's for sure.
And I was also terrified.
I mean, that wasn't me. Asexual. Aromantic.
I still wanted to have sex with someone, eventually. Once I found someone I actually liked. Just because I'd never liked anyone didn't mean I never would . . . did it?
And I wanted to fall in love. I really, really did.
I definitely would someday.
So that couldn't be me.
I didn't want that to be me.
Fuck. I didn't know.
I shook my head a little, trying to dispel the hurricane of confusion that was threatening to form inside my brain.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“My running theory was that my shyness and introversion were linked to my whole 'never fancying anyone' situation - maybe I just didn't talk to enough people, or maybe people just stressed me out in general, and that was why I'd never wanted to kiss anyone. If I just improved my confidence, tried to be a bit more open and sociable, I'd be able to do and feel those things, like most people.”
― Alice Oseman, Loveless

“This is what love looks like. It's mutual respect, where I can stand on my own and he encourages me to do so. It's the feeling that we're fine without each other, but a million times better with each other. It's blooming and thriving with someone else and caring for the person next to you, because seeing their flowers grow makes your world even more extraordinary.”
― Jillian Meadows, Give Me Butterflies

“The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life.
Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one.”
― E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do