Samie Torres

“People with so-called “female Autism” may be able to make eye contact, carry on a conversation, or hide their tics and sensory sensitivities. They might spend the first few decades of their lives with no idea they’re Autistic at all, believing instead that they’re just shy, or highly sensitive.”
― Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

“You’ve perfected a mask of powder and black eyeliner and a face for people to look at on the outside and maybe it’s not really who you are on the inside, but who wants to see that? That part is too much and not enough. That part is all hollows and a gray, dying heart.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, The Glass Girl

“Most of us pretend to be something we’re not. It’s only to a select few that we really show our true selves.”
― Kristen Callihan, Dear Enemy

“But you can’t silence heartbreak. It’s loud and painful. Even after you grieve and heal, it lingers in the background, sliding back into your life just when you think you’ve overcome it.”
― H.D. Carlton, Satan's Affair