Life used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up.
Gabrielle ZevinTragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say.
Gabrielle ZevinThere's a pleasure to loving someone even when you know there's no chance in them loving you back. The pain I felt let me know I was still alive.
Gabrielle ZevinSince i couldn't remember the "real" first time i'd lost my virginity, this would have become my de facto first time. I wanted a better story then: I did it with this boy who i wasn't very into and who had mysterious Gaterade breath; in his room decorated with sports equipment; at least he was nice enough to provide condoms and get his ancient, horny dog to leave us along.
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