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“But very quickly I discovered that passing didn't just mean slipping below the surface, it meant being buried alive. I was still me on the inside, trapped in there with all my wounds and fears. But I was no longer me on the outside.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
“I am made of memories.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Every day I saw others like me in this city—enough of us to populate our own town. But we only acknowledged each other with a furtive glance, fearful of calling attention to ourselves. Being alone in public was painful enough; two could find themselves smack in the center of an unbearable sideshow. We didn’t seem to have any of our own places to gather in community, to immerse ourselves in our own ways and our own languages.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“I kept yelling at them that you were a human being, that you mattered, and it was like they weren't even listening to me. I couldn't do anything to help you and I couldn't make them take care of you the way I wanted, you know?"
I nodded. I did know. And now I knew that Duffy did too.”
― Stone Butch Blues
I nodded. I did know. And now I knew that Duffy did too.”
― Stone Butch Blues
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