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“This is a love story to its blade-dented bone.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“Trans liberation is not a threat to any lesbian woman or gay man or bisexual person. Yes, trans liberation is shaking up old patterns of thoughts or beliefs. Good! Because most of those thoughts and beliefs that we are challenging were imposed on us from above, were rotten to the core and were backed up by bigoted laws. But we're not taking away your identity. No one's sex reassignment or fluidity of gender threatens your right to self-identify and self-expression.

On the contrary, our struggle bolsters your right to your identity. My right to be me is tied with a thousand threads to your right to be you.”
― Leslie Feinberg, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue

“His voice is small when he says, out loud, “I was so close.” He is looking at Jun when he says this. Jun refuses to look at him; he knows that if he does, he will change his mind. Keema is looking at Jun and he is crying. I was so close.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“There are no bargains between lion and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles