Fay

“I smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. Sometimes pain likes to be alone.”
― Peter Monn, The Before Now and After Then

“Kissing Jack wasn't what he'd expected. Not letting himself
do it for this long now seemed kind of stupid ... or a lot
stupid. What had he been afraid of? Too intimate, too
romantic, too ... just too. Sex was okay, even sucking dick
was okay. That was to get off. Kissing, though ... that you did
only because you had something to say that words didn't
quite do it for. That meant feelings and messiness.”
― Jane Seville, Zero at the Bone

“Yes, we found out we had everything in common, especially that we’re not good at relationships.” Lionel said, “Awwwww,” and gave him a hug. “I’m sure you’ll find someone you have nothing in common with someday.” Carlos shrugged. “It is better to have loved and lost than to have never looked a gift horse in the face.” “That doesn’t even make sense,” I blurted out. “Love doesn’t make sense.” “Hallelujah,” my sister said.”
― Marshall Thornton, Masc

“This section begged the same sort of question as the first. Was there an Unreasonable Mathematics test? How would that work? Would it have questions like Sally and Sammy were angry at each other. They went to KFC and got an 8-piece bucket. How did they divide the bucket? A) 4/4 B) 2/6 C) 6/2 or D) 0/0. The answer was obviously D. They’re unreasonable, so they would throw the chicken on the floor so the other wouldn’t get any.”
― Marshall Thornton, Masc