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“I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story.”
― Strong Female Character
― Strong Female Character
“Every attempt to fit in resulted in me being more weird and more isolated from normal people.”
― Strong Female Character
― Strong Female Character
“It is a fact that even warming moments overwhelm me with despair, and this is why I am I.”
― Autobiography
― Autobiography
“Arguably, men made me hate men; stripping just let me see them at their most men-ish.”
― Strong Female Character
― Strong Female Character
“There's a scene in The Matrix where Neo is programmed with every fighting technique in the world before opening his eyes and saying, 'I know Kung Fu.' There's a similar thing with autistic girls and literature. I had no idea what people were saying. I struggled with socializing, so by reading as widely as possible, I was arming myself with knowledge about people, about how they spoke to each other, learning turns of phrase and metaphor that others - even Erin - recognized.”
― Strong Female Character
― Strong Female Character
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