You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.
“Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up.”
“Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision and you have no rights in our lovemaking.”