"More exists among human beings than can be answered by the simplistic question I'm hit with every day of my life: "Are you a man or a woman?"

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Source : Leslie Feinberg (1998). “Trans liberation: beyond pink or blue”, Beacon Pr

Leslie Feinberg

#Men Quotes #Humans Quotes

“I like natural disasters and I think that they may be the highest form of art possible to experience”
“You remake yourself as you grow and as the world changes. Your identity doesnâ€™t get found. It emerges.”
“Every day I get better at knowing that it is not a choice to be an activist; rather, it is the only way to hold on to the better parts of my human self. It is the only way I can live and laugh without guilt.”
“You can have all of your doctrines rightâ€”yet still not have the presence of God.”
“If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.”
“Guard against that vanity which courts a compliment, or is fed by it.”

Source : William Hanna, Thomas Chalmers (1850). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas Chalmers, D.D. LL.D.”, p.169
“And yes, Holden would keep those kids from falling off the cliff, but WHO WOULDN'T? Does she think I would just fold my arms or give them a pat on the back before they sailed headfirst to the ground? We are all catchers, and it's sad that she doesn't see it. Instead she sees the PHONINESS, she deplores the world even after I point out that I am in it.”
“Language is the soul’s ozone layer and we thin it at our peril.”

Source : Sven Birkerts (2006). “The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age”, p.153, Macmillan

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