Deirdre Megan Byrd
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“We held our heads high and planted lemon trees in acts of defiance, praying that when they came for us, it’d be a bullet to the head. Because that was far more merciful than what awaited in the bowels of their prison system.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
“When I leave, it won’t be easy. It’s going to shred my heart to ribbons and all the pieces will be scattered along Syria’s shore, with the cries of my people haunting me till the day I die.”
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
― As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
“What about trans women?" Zara asks, writing the question in her document. "How does that work?"
"Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. They only care about souls.”
― The Invocations
"Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. They only care about souls.”
― The Invocations
“Sex was more of a mechanical need to ‘oil the motor’ and keep me somewhat cooled off. I never understood why people made such a big deal about sex. It did nothing more for me than a good workout could get me.”
― Shattered Reflections
― Shattered Reflections
“Some are born for peopling; I was born for anything that doesn’t include that.”
― Vicious Prince
― Vicious Prince
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