CherieBiebie

“Die vraag is te goed om met een antwoord te verknoeien.”
― Harry Mulisch, The Discovery of Heaven

“My tea has overbrewed: it is bitter, but still drinkable. I turn on the television and return to the present. Four plump humanoid creatures, red, yellow, green and purple, are frolicking on a grassy hill. Rabbits nibble the grass. The creatures hug each other. A periscope emerges from a knoll and tells them they must say goodbye. After a little protest, they do, jumping one by one into a hole in the ground.”
― Vikram Seth, An Equal Music

“Stiekem hoop ik nog steeds op antwoord, op iets van buitenaf, iets dat me verandert in iemand die in staat is om zonder twijfels deze keuze te kunnen maken. Dat iets, dat is de ultieme initiatie. Van u verwacht ik het ook. Maar het is slap en onzinnig. Deze gebeurtenis zal nooit plaatsvinden”
― Connie Palmen, De wetten

“How does one get across the fact that the best way to find out how people feel about their gender or their sexuality—or anything else, really—is to listen to what they tell you, and to try to treat them accordingly, without shellacking over their version of reality with yours?”
― Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts