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“Do you have a preference? Between men and women?"
"I feel equally comfortable as either."
"No, I don't mean... not all of us can change our gender at will."
"I don't change my gender. I exist as both."
"You're not... That doesn't make sense."
"It does to me."
"Well, all hail Asgard, then.”
― Mackenzi Lee, Loki: Where Mischief Lies

“Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and courage to disrupt a familiar pattern. Sometimes it seems easier to just keep running in the same familiar circles, rather than facing the fear of jumping and possibly not landing on your feet.

My mother went through it.

I went through it.

I'll be damned if I allow my daughter to go through it.

I kiss her on the forehead and make her a promise. "It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

“I am not weak," Loki said. "I am not your villain, and I am not your fool. I am a protector of my homeland." He thrust his hand in the air. "For Asgard!”
― Mackenzi Lee, Loki: Where Mischief Lies

“Straight people, he thinks, probably don't spend this much time convincing themselves that they're straight.”
― Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue