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1 " For cause of disturbance to bottom half of body, see page 143. "
― Aimee Herman ,
2 " When they need to mourn longer, collect nests and sew one big enough for them to weep in. "
3 " Everything that came before today is a rorshach'd survival stain. That is, memories are like lovers; they never really leave us. "
4 " how much am I willing to pay out of pocket for this body "
5 " if breasts were detachable, would you leave them behind "
6 " I feel like my body is in a waiting room. "
― Aimee Herman , Everything Grows
7 " masculinity is aromatic and may be derived from flattening or freshly-shaved haircut. it is sexy in the way that it touches and the way that it questions and the way that it challenges who can house it. "
8 " masculinity is double-jointed and vegetarian. masculinity is sleep-deprived and well-traveled and an immigrant and a soldier "
9 " What happens when we say something out loud? Does it become more real? Is it any less really when we keep it to ourselves? "
10 " Have you ever accidentally swallowed a piece of celery without chewing? The feeling of its weight lodged in your throat, scraping its way down. You think you’re gonna choke, but your throat takes over and digests it, and it takes all the wind out of you. You need to lie down, catch your breath, maybe even take a nap. That’s how it feels to come out each time. "
11 " But this music. This music has limbs that can hold me into morning. "
― Aimee Herman
12 " I never want to be known. I’d rather be alone than have everyone talk about me and bother about my life. That’s why I want to be an astronaut. I just want to travel into space and stay there. Be somewhere where no one else goes. "
13 " Extend a dinner invitation to the one that got away. Serve a scavenger hunt of moon shadows. "
14 " When they ask you how you're doing, tell them you're working on a master's degree on breath control. "
15 " It is never really about what you are striving to get or achieve. It’s the journey. "
16 " Sometimes school feels like a rerun of a canceled television show. We see the same people in the same mint green hallways wearing the same outfits having the same conversations. It’s not that nothing happens, it’s just that we so quickly forget what came before all this. "
17 " And then I remember Aunt Wenda saying, “Well, isn’t this just like life. Feels like it’s all together, but there is always, always something missing. Something amiss. "
18 " You are finding your colorsYour wings are expandingDon’t be afraid of your butterflyYour flight is the best part of living "
19 " You didn't even notice I scratched away my hips and climbed skin out of my collarbone so you can hang there. Aren't you homeless. Don't you want to burrow your germs into my gender to see what mutated cells we can create? "
20 " check other when offered choice of female or male "
