JG

“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals.”
― George Orwell, In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“privilege - the degree to which your reality and worldview is considered ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ by ‘mainstream’ culture or a given subculture; the degree to which you are safe from oppression; and the extent to which your right to existence is not constantly questioned and undermined.”
― Lee Harrington, Queer Magic: Power Beyond Boundaries

“Life many gay people of my generation, I would not behave like a teenager until I was in my twenties.”
― Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength