James
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“Folks be funny lak dat. Dey takes the lies dey want and throws away the truths dat scares ’em.”
“Probably no people embrace change more enthusiastically, at least in theory, than Americans. Who we are at birth is less important to us than who we will become. We are expected—indeed, obligated—not just to be, but to become.”
― She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
― She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
“Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you. Sometimes it hurts, but when you are Real you don't mind being hurt. It doesn't happen all at once. You become. Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.”
― The Velveteen Rabbit
― The Velveteen Rabbit
“I have not always chosen the safest path. I've made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes jump too soon and fail to appreciate the consequences. But I've learned something important along the way: I've learned to heed the call of my heart. I've learned that the safest path is not always the best path and I've learned that the voice of fear is not always to be trusted.”
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“Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.”
― The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
― The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
“Having an opinion about transsexuality is about as useful as having and opinion on blindness. You can think whatever you like about it, but in the end, your friend it still blind and surely deserves to see.”
― She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
― She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
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