"I made a tentative conclusion. It seemed from all of this that uppermost among human joys is the negative one of restoration: not going to the stars, but learning that one may stay where one is."

-- Peter De Vries

#Stars Quotes #Joy Quotes #May Quotes

“Sometimes I think people are famous because they're themselves and they do a role and you see them do it.”
“Faith is not so much something we believe; faith is something we live.”
“Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.”
“I thought we had reached an understanding, the institution of marriage and I. Weddings are like the triathalon of female friendship: the Shower, the Bachelorette Party, and the Main Event. It's the Iron Woman and most people never make it through. They fall of their bikes and choke on ocean water.”
“I advocate for people who believe sex work is work. But women have so many avenues open. In the same way, a trans woman or a hijra should have that many doors open. If later on she chooses sex work, that's fine. But she shouldn't have to choose sex work because all the other doors are closed. Every hijra or trans person is not a sex worker. We need our own respect. And whoever chooses sex work after having all doors open, I really respect that.”

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“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.”
“I don't know how long I'll be competing, but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.”
“What we need is to use what we have.”

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