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The air was like a membrane—viscous, thick with humidity—and the heat hadn’t relented. I soured like milk left out on the counter. My blood curdled in my veins. I felt inhuman, like a collection of chunks.
“Why must mortals always be solving mysteries? What is the point of life if everything is pinned and labelled in some display case? You scholars should aim to discover more mysteries, not untangle them.”
― Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
― Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
“By default, everything is intense, which has been called “Intense World Theory.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
“The first Amazon is born from the vessel of Demeter. Are you surprised? Had you heard she was Athena's?
We are warriors, after all, and the history of men does prefer a tidy narrative.
But no, sister. The first is born to the Goddess of the Harvest.
For it is Demeter who ensures that man reaps what he sows.”
― Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
We are warriors, after all, and the history of men does prefer a tidy narrative.
But no, sister. The first is born to the Goddess of the Harvest.
For it is Demeter who ensures that man reaps what he sows.”
― Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
“However, my favorite way to think of autism is this: I miss what others catch, and I catch what others miss.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
“What does that look like in practice? It means approaching others with respect and curiosity, trusting that their actions have reasons, no matter how mysterious they seem at first glance—similar to how you might act in a new country, with different customs and ways of communicating.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
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