Ramona Blue

«Maybe it’s about how all those labels interact with the world around us. It’s not that I’m gay. It’s that I’m gay in Eulogy, Mississippi. It’s not that I’m tall. It’s that I’m too tall for the trailer I live in. It’s not that I’m poor. It’s that I’m too poor to do and have everything I want. Life is a series of conflicts, and maybe the only resolution is accepting that not all problems are meant to be solved.»

«"Now,” says Nurse Pearce. “Repeat after me: five-one-one.”
The entire class does as she says.
She holds up five fingers. “Contractions five minutes apart lasting one minute long for at least one hour. That’s when it’s time to call the doctor."»

«I know that liking guys in addition to girls only changes what you decide to call yourself. You’re allowed to have the realization that sexuality is fluid or whatever.»