Alex

“Because it's his. If he treats it like a tradition instead of a nuisance, he finds, it reminds him how hard it was to get here, how lucky and happy he is to get to be a part of making himself.”
― KT Hoffman, The Prospects

“Mostly, he's a man because he says he is.”
― KT Hoffman, The Prospects

“He understands wanting to look queer. It has made his life harder, but it has also made everything in him quiet in a way he never thought he'd achieve.”
― KT Hoffman, The Prospects

“But the other part, the part that queer people maybe understand better than anyone else, is the act of a parent changing the shape of their home so it can fit you, and loving you as much as they always have. More, because they know you better now.”
― KT Hoffman, The Prospects