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My Friends

by Hisham Matar

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You’re Probably Gayish: The Truth (and Lies) Behind 17 Gay Stereotypes

by Kyle Getz

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide.”
― Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

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“You can get all A's and still flunk life.”
― Walker Percy, The Second Coming

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“One must dare to be happy. ”
― Gertrude Stein

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“All serious daring starts from within.”
― Eudora Welty, On Writing

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