Caroline

“I wish people could understand that masking is so much more than biting your tongue and forcing yourself to be as average as possible. It's about supressing basic physiological needs. It's about hiding the parts of yourself that come naturally, so they don't seem unnatural to others. It's physical. It's insidious.”
― Elle McNicoll, Keedie

“Interacting meant talking, and eye contact. I could already feel my performance capacity dropping.”
― Martha Wells, Artificial Condition

“Our clever bargains for shinier hair or prettier feet are just another line item on our wifely résumés, proving that we are good girls. Rose Bargains, they’re called. Bargains to make us beautiful, fragile, sweet—perfect English roses.”
― Sasha Peyton Smith, The Rose Bargain

“Humans were foolish. Careless. Cruel. But only a few. Most were full of light.”
― T.J. Klune, In the Lives of Puppets