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“Men in India hold hands walking down the street," Ben said, his voice right up against my ear.
"Really?"
"Yeah. It’s just part of their culture. They don’t, you know, do things sexually. They just hold hands. Here, that would be, like, weird."
"Yeah. We Americans are so uptight," I said.”
― Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight

“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.”
― Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight

“I'm not getting this. How do you take a break from who you are, Shay Shay?”
― Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight

“You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles