8 Quotes by Ann Bannon

That wasn’t love.” “What was it, then?” “Just purely physical. Animal. Vulgar.” “Love has a body, Laura. Eyes and lips, legs and sex. We humans can’t help that.

For the first time in her life she was proud of her size, proud of her strength, even proud of her oddly boyish face. She could see interest, even admiration in the faces of many of the girls.

It's not wrong, pal," he said to her back. "You've been brought up to think so. Most of us have. But who are they hurting? Nobody. They're just making each other happy. And you want their heads to roll because it makes you feel funny.

Maybe I grew up too fast, maybe that's my trouble. I feel so lost out here...hung up between two worlds; half-kid and half-adult, half-boy and half-girl. And sometimes it seems like I get the dirty side of both.

Does it ever happen that a nice girl is a Lesbian?" she asked him shyly.

God. I couldn’t have stood another minute of it. Straight people are so depressing.

I didn’t think they liked women in a place like this.” Jack guided her to a barstool. “Oh, they’re friendly enough. They know you wouldn’t be here if you weren’t gay. They figure, you leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone.

Does it ever happen that a nice girl is a Lesbian?” she asked him shyly.