The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Sex Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

She explained that, contrary to everything you see in movies, losing your virginity is sloppy and painful and about as fun as getting your toe amputated, so it should definitely happen with someone you care about. (2.23)

Anaïs is telling it like it is, but the important part is the caring, not the pain.

Quote #5

Go further than skinny girls. Find ways to alert him to this, such as slutty comments peppered into the conversation. If you can't sell him on your body, you'd better overcompensate with sexual perks. (3.11)

This is part of Virginia's "Fat Girl Code of Conduct," and in case you were wondering, it's totally not true.

Quote #6

Byron takes a deep breath. "The theme is 'the more you bare, the less the fare.' The cover charge is ten bucks, but there's a sliding scale depending on how much skin you reveal." (7.69)

Byron doesn't realize that what he's saying to Virginia is a more powerful form of sex education than any book her mom could ever give her.