Inês’s Reviews > Where Are You Really From > Status Update

“Rather than feel discomforting, though, this blurriness had the exact opposite effect. I no longer had to carry the weight of myself all by myself. Someone else could do it for me, too. And in a way, being myself—the never-ending accountability of it—was exhausting. I had doubts I’d ever excelled at being Elaine A to begin with and I suspected Elaine B could do a better job of it than me.“ - You put a rabbit on me

"Change was difficult to measure when I didn’t possess a solid understanding of myself prechange. My phenotype and gender had never felt like adequate approximations of myself and yet I deferred back to them because finding a legible receptacle for my slippery insides and formless thoughts was easier, more socially acceptable and fun at parties, than having them around on the floor."
-- Elaine Hsieh Chou