“So much of falling in love is a biographical project, we turn our stories over and hope for the best. Should you… — Michelle Orange Falling in love Copy Share Image
“Let’s call it the theory of receptivity. It’s the idea, often cited by young people in their case against the relevance of… — Michelle Orange Bar mitzvah Copy Share Image
“Of all my failures to offset the mortification of wanting, expecting, or caring too much, the most humiliating was having no real… — Michelle Orange Failure Copy Share Image
“There was something fundamentally embarrassing about being a young woman...[the] embarrassment of wanting to be more assured, more substantive, more whole, of… — Michelle Orange Embarrassment Copy Share Image
