Amatonormativity Quotes

“The love between friends could create life.”
― Betsy Cornwell, Mechanica

“You know, there's this bullshit idea that you just magically know when you like someone romantically or sexually. But that's all it is - bullshit. Emotions are messy. People are messy. I imagine that magic makes it all just messier. And anything that isn't a clear-cut heterosexual romance out of a Disney film or a Hollywood romcom is constantly being put into doubt and questioned, because we are so used to seeing the same simple story repeated over and over again. That being straight or gay are the only options, that one person is right for you your entire life, that you just know you're meant to be, that couples have to be exclusive to be real relationships, that couples need to be couples, that romance always comes with sex. Life is not that easy. People and attraction are way more complicated than that.”
― Anna Kirchner, Little Black Bird

“I like you. I like us. But I don't want you to push yourself to make it romantic or sexual or whatever just because you think we should, because we have matching heart lines, or are bonded by magic, or you think I'm your soulmate. Besides, I'm still figuring things out myself and I don't like the idea that I'm attracted to you only because of magic. Or that I'm attracted to magic itself.”
― Anna Kirchner, Little Black Bird

“There's nothing wrong with you. And I don't like your idea that I can 'fix' you. You aren't broken. There's nothing to fix.”
― Anna Kirchner, Little Black Bird

“When confronted with someone who breaks the norm, some people find it easier to call that person's experience a fiction instead of altering their understanding of the world to include something new.”
― Cody Daigle-Orians, I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life

“It's okay not to know. It's okay to question. It's okay to change your mind. It's okay to change your label or not want a label at all. It's okay to challenge the heteronormative standards of the society. Hell, it's okay to challenge amatonormative standards of the society.”
― Anna Kirchner, Little Black Bird