She didn’t give a damn about gender roles, and she kissed and fought whomever she felt like kissing or fighting, and she sang beautifully and snatched bodies when she needed to. That was Julie d’Aubigny, or Mademoiselle Maupin.
“the Exceptions had an album. Rock ’n’ Roll Mass.”
― Now, Then, and Everywhen
― Now, Then, and Everywhen
“tchotchke”
― Oona Out of Order
― Oona Out of Order
“His wife even insisted on buying a couple of Cutco knives from me when Scoggin told her what I did for a living.”
― Now, Then, and Everywhen
― Now, Then, and Everywhen
“love and be loved is worth the risk of potential loss.”
― There's a Hole in my Bucket: A Journey of Two Brothers
― There's a Hole in my Bucket: A Journey of Two Brothers
“Mother’s ironic vision of life as one prank after another, in the midst of which you did what was needed.”
― Enchantment
― Enchantment
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