“...this is your life. It's not your mom's. You have to do what makes you happy too” — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“Listen, I wanted to say, I don't need your judgment, okay? I have enough to deal with without you contributing, so can we just get on with this so I can get out of here? But I couldn't form the words. Dr. Johnson viewed me as a child, and somehow, under his contemptuous gaze, I had regressed to one. I… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share
“I'm about to wake Brianna up to see if she knows anything when Carolyn comes in. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail and she's wearing workout clothes - sports bra, cropped leggins, running shoes. For a moment, I'm speechless. She's sweaty, her face is bright red from exertion, and she's slightly out of breath. Her ab muscles pulse… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share
“That’s the point. This healthy-feeling time now just feels like a tease. Like I’m in this holding pattern, flying in smooth circles within sight of the airport, in super-comfortable first class. But I can’t enjoy the in-flight movie or free chocolate chip cookies because I know that before the airport is able to make room for us, the plane is… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share
“Now I know thinking is not your strong suit, but look on the bright side, at least you'll have this little puzzler to keep… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“I felt entirely invisible and uncomfortably obvious all at the same time, sitting there in practically nothing in front of this stranger who was… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“See, that's the problem with getting hit by lightning. You get burned.” — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“If there's anything worth any risk at all, it's got to be love, right?” — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“There’s something about New York City that gives you permission to just be. There’s no need for pretense, no need for masks. You can… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“I checked my phone again one more time before crawling into bed, fully aware that Einstein's definition of insanity was repeating the same action… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“The truth was, I had never felt sad about being gay. It was just another part of who I was, no different than my… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“The thing they don't tell you in sex education classes is what to do after. It's all, "Don't do this, don't do that. And… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
“I didn't want this man touching me in those places. It wasn't that he was being inappropriate, it was just more that he obviously… — Jessica Verdi Copy Share Image
