"I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else."

Identity, Freedom, Loneliness, Self

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"I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else."

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"Before that no one thought of us as colored-foreign maybe, exotic and dark, but not colored."

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"I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to their expectations instead of my own?"

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"Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other."

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"When you need to hold onto something, you should. Whatever gets you through, take it."

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"I had yet to learn that when it came to gender, I was both and neither."

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"It doesn't work, she continues, unclasping her hands, smoothing her skirt. "What you're feeling right now doesn't work. You can't wander around and think the wandering will call them back. Believe me. I know you don't want to hear the long view, but let me tell you. You are so young. I know it's none of my business. But still."

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"Let's always love each other, and never be in love with each other."

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"I hate that would. Straight. At the very least, those of us who are nonstraight should get to be called curvy. Or scenic. Actually, I like that: 'Do you think she's straight?' 'Oh no. She's scenic."

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"We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough."

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"There are friends, but they are people to spend time with, not people to share time with."

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"...It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in the shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you."

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