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“I no longer think of my body as deficient; rather, I see it as a natural variation. Bodies and minds are not all the same, and we are all better for it…before… I hung my hopes on ephemeral goals… My joy lives somewhere deeper now” (Slice, 105)

“..It’s not a matter of weighing the good parts of my body against the bad. My value isn’t calculated on a ledgers of pros and cons” (Slice, p. 104)

“disabled mutual aid can save our lives… there is a delicate balance of self-care and caregiving (Slice,101)

“Shiny movie sex helps no one”(Slice, p.81)

“Again, there are no prizes for people who put themselves in uncomfortable situations” (Cupp, p.62)
“Every intimate connection involves a level of exposure to the messiness and changeability of bodies if we’re fortunate enough to live long enough” (p.65

“…’disability’ became more. It is a community of brilliant, powerful, engaged and creative people who live in bodies like mine and who have been paving a path for us all for decades…my picky and demanding body aligned me with the most extraordinary people and thinkers I had ever known.” (Slice, p.37)

“You may be so used to hiding big chunks of your life and discounting your needs that you don’t even realize that that’s a kind of weird way to live”(Cupp, p. 24)

only 12 pages in and already looking up ways to make this required reading for all human beings