Jonathan Butler

“.. an understanding that choices, once made, are absulote, that the realm of freedom exists only in the present and in the future, and that more harm than good is done in reimagining that some choice in the past might have been dismissed in favour of a better option. This kind of thinking will lead only to regret, to the rotting of a man from inside out.”
― Jonathan Butler, Shah of Shea Heights, The

“He knew better than most how easy it is for queer people to be forgotten. He told me that I faced an issue familiar to many queer historians, amateur or otherwise. Some historians argue that unless there is a written, validated document that proves without a doubt that an individual was homosexual, then it means they were not. Throughout history, queer people have gone out of their way to avoid leaving any trace of their sexuality. ”
― Jonathan Butler, The Boy in the Dress