Julia

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Julia’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men's Lives

Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men's Lives by Walt Odets

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In that assertion, the gay man is accepting the heterosexual perspective on who he is: the gender of his sexual partner defines him as gay and is his only distinguishing difference. From a psychological perspective, this is simply not the ...more

Julia’s Quotes

“I would die for you. But I won't live for you.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: love

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“I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

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“That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

tags: attraction, beauty, popularity

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“Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love.”
― David Levithan, The Realm of Possibility

tags: david-levithan, realm-of-possibility

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“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.”
― Brian Andreas, Story People

tags: inspiration, love, story-people

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