Krista Bremer > Quotes

“Love like an anvil had cracked my locked heart open and unleashed an excruciating flow of tenderness”
― Krista Bremer, My Accidental Jihad

“I’d spent years learning to swim in the turbulent currents of physical attraction—wanting to be desired, resisting others’ unwelcome advances, plumbing the mysterious depths of my own longing. I’d spent countless hours studying my reflection in the mirror—admiring it, hating it, wondering what others thought of it. It seemed to me that if I had applied the same relentless scrutiny to another subject I could have become enlightened, completed a doctorate degree, or at least figured out how to grow an organic vegetable garden.”
― Krista Bremer, A Tender Struggle: Story of a Marriage

“I would not find happiness in status or possessions. Every breath takes you one breath closer to your final destination. This body I cherished and adorned was just a temporary home for my spirit, which would one day fly away like a bird released from its cage.”
― Krista Bremer

“My god is transgendered.”
― Krista Bremer