Not Your Sidekick Quotes

“The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“We can't just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we're trying to expose a corrupt government.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“You love me," Abby says, smiling.
Jess leans forward. "Yeah, I really do. This isn't our Romeo and Juliet moment. You're going to be okay. No one is dying.
"No, it's the end. I want a goodbye kiss.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“She's given up trying to stand out.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Maybe Jess was caught up with these ridiculous, impossible ideas because it meant she never had to try for something real.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“should tell you, the job description was super-vague and that I am probably not at all qualified to do any technical stuff. I made something explode in chemistry last year.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Working for Master Mischief? This would be an act of sheer rebellion. Her parents would be livid if they ever found out. And it would be hilarious.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“It's old-school to write by hand, but Jess likes the way the words blossom under her fingertips [. . .] These scribblings and imaginings are for no one else.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“She looks great in that skirt. Her butt is so cute.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“The Smashmobile is driver-operated, and she’s qualified to drive it, but only in case of emergency. Claudia”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Jess is painfully aware of how young she is. Her shirtsleeves don't quite extend to her wrists; after a growth spurt last summer, her debate clothes don't fit as well as she thought. She feels as if she's playing dress-up.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“What's the best way to say because it's too embarrassing to talk to a crush about sex and read an explicit thing they wrote while they're right there?”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“Jess is too big for her skin, as if she might float away in the exhilarating possibility of the moment.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“We can’t just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we’re trying to expose a corrupt government,”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

“The only time she’s come close to being “known” was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick