"I was a lonely, frightened little fat kid who felt there was something deeply wrong with me because I didn't feel like I was the gender I'd been assigned. I felt there was something wrong with me, something sick and twisted inside me, something very very bad about me. And everything I read backed that up."

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Source : Kate Bornstein (2013). “Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us”, p.22, Routledge

Kate Bornstein

#Lonely Quotes #Kids Quotes #Sick Quotes

“Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics ceases.. and all things are in peace. This is a sure token that the devil is guarding the entry to the house, and that the PURE doctrine of God's Word has been taken away. The Church then, is in the BEST state when Satan assaileth it on every sideboth with subtle sleights, and outright violence. And likewise, it is in the WORST state when it is most at peace!”
“It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold ones audience.”
“They lay silently. She was staring at something across the room. She was making him feel uncomfortable. 'It wouldn't work. It's the attraction of opposites,' he said. We're not opposites.' I don't mean just you and me. Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave.”
“Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.”
“I just love the world of photography.”
“The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.”
“Being happy is a great science. If you are not happy, do not be confused. Happiness is hard to achieve.”

Source : Peter Deunov (2010). “Love Is All Forgiving: Reflections on Love and Spirituality”, p.112, Health Communications, Inc.
“I try to use photography to move people to action to save the wildlife in our beloved ocean.”

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