I AM a Woman

“Marcie, you don’t need to read books. It’s just a bad habit for introverts.” Marcie shook her head silently while Laura went on. “Beautiful girls like you don’t need to read,” she said.””

— Ann Bannon

“She could never be free from herself, but she could be free from her father, and at the moment that mattered most.””

— Ann Bannon

“Beth had taught Laura to look within herself, and what she found was a revelation.””

— Ann Bannon

“Are pants really that important?” Laura said. She said it sarcastically because she was afraid of her tears.””

— 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.””

— Ann Bannon

“Marcie, you don’t need to read books. It’s just a dumb habit for introverts.””

— Ann Bannon

“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.””

— Ann Bannon

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

— Ann Bannon