Reckless Serenade

“-¿Sabes qué sería lo mejor? -dice.
-¿Qué?
-Poder volver atrás en el tiempo y crecer contigo.”
― Ben Brooks, Lolito

“I don’t identify as transgender. But I’m clearly gender not-normal. I don’t think even lesbian is the right identity for me. I really don’t. I might as well come out now. I identify as tired. I’m just tired.”
― Hannah Gadsby

“Gracias por haberme hecho ser humano,
podías haberme hecho rana o vaso,
y habría que verme de rana
gorda y cantando,
o vaso de vidrio barato.

Podías haberme hecho nube de paso
o triste tortuga o lagarto
y me hiciste poeta y despacio.
Gracias por no haberme hecho legionario.
Y además gracias por no soltarme de tu mano.”
― Gloria Fuertes, El libro de Gloria Fuertes: Antología de poemas y vida

“Ironically, I believe Picasso was right. I believe we could paint a better world if we learned to see it from all perspectives, as many perspectives as we possibly could. Because diversity is strength. Difference is a teacher. Fear difference, you learn nothing.

Picasso’s mistake was his arrogance. He assumed he could represent all of the perspectives. And our mistake was to invalidate the perspective of a 17-year-old girl because we believed her potential would never equal his.

Hindsight is a gift. Stop wasting my time.

A 17-year-old girl is just never, ever, ever in her prime! Ever. I am in my prime. Would you test your strength out on me?

There is no way anyone would dare test their strength out on me because you all know there is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”
― Hannah Gadsby