

“The places where you hurry are harsh: I pray that you run more gently”
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

“But, however much life teaches you that nothing lasts, it is still a shock when it disappears. When the man you love with every fibre starts returning to the stars, an atom at a time.”
― The Last Devil to Die
― The Last Devil to Die

“It should be noted that I do not define my manhood through my love of women. There are lots of men who do so: their hunger to dominate feminine things, their power over their wives and daughters, are the building blocks of their maleness. That is not me. Yes, I could love a man if I ever found one who accepts me as I am, and I’ve dreamed of being so lucky—but I love women too. I love women as men are expected to, but the way only one who has ever experienced womanhood can.”
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

“But Gideon was experiencing one powerful emotion: being sick of everyone’s shit.”
― Gideon the Ninth
― Gideon the Ninth

“I want to peel off all my skin, if only so I could be anything other than a naked body, something horrifying instead of vulnerable. Nobody looks at a pig corpse and thinks it could be made beautiful.”
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
― The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
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