Jacob Cooperstein

“When Chloe tries to explain what she loves so much about high school theater, even though she’ll probably never set foot on another stage after graduation, she always ends up at this: the chaos of backstage. Sitting on the dressing room floor in a sweaty wig cap eating a box of McNuggets someone’s mom dropped off, accidentally catching a glimpse of a cute lead’s underwear when they’re quick-changing behind a towel in the wings, ranking the smelliest character shoes in the chorus, and the delirious, unsupervised hours between the morning and evening shows on a Saturday.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“For me, the term “sex positive” doesn’t mean that all sex is positive (which it certainly isn’t) or that everyone should like, want, and have sex. It means that everyone gets to choose how and when they touch and are touched, and everyone gets to decide how they feel about their body.”
― Emily Nagoski, Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections

“What no one ever told me, and what I want to make sure we all know, is that urgency is the enemy of pleasure.”
― Emily Nagoski, Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections

“That’s all right,” said Edmund. “Between ourselves, you haven’t been as bad as I was on my first trip to Narnia. You were only an ass, but I was a traitor.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)