Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice on the Outside

"The world is full of unrequited love,' I said finally.'You and Patrick having problems?' Dad said, reaching around to get the butter out of the fridge.'No, I was just wondering what you would say if I was a lesbian.''Come again?' said Lester. 'I'm having a hard time following this conversation."

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice on the Outside

"I sure wasn't going to ask Aunt Sally, because if she told me once that getting your period was like a moth becoming a butterfly, she'd probably say that sexual intercourse was like a deer getting antlers or something."

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice on the Outside