As far as we know, the alphabet was only invented once, in or near Egypt.
“Life,” my father said, “is what we have the most in common with every other creature. We all want to live and we become scared when living is threatened. All of us just want to survive and be comfortable, be happy.”
― The Last Gifts of the Universe
― The Last Gifts of the Universe
“God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: so that humanity might share in the act of creation.”
― Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel
― Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel
“According to the Corpus of Historical American English, which contains a massive four hundred million words from the 1810s to the 2000s, most people didn’t start using the word gender to describe human beings until the 1980s.”
― Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
― Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
“Last month, as Victor drove me home so I could rest, I told him that sometimes I felt like his life would be easier without me. He paused a moment in thought and then said, “It might be easier. But it wouldn’t be better.”
― Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
― Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
“Must not the oppressed become the oppressor in order to further change?”
― The Battle Drum
― The Battle Drum
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