“It really is a blow to the self esteem when most people say they’d never date you because you’re disabled. I spent years hating myself for this very reason. I love myself now but I get lonely and sad when I think about how many people in the world think I’m not dating material.”— Keah Brown, twitter.com
“Only people who've been discriminated against can really know how much it hurts.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“The second you start feeling ashamed about your quirks is the second things actually start getting weird.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“Writer bends over backwards to show how 'normal' a nazi sympathizer is: 'man — intelligent, socially adroit and raised middle class.' Don't sic your 'normal' on me & be open to how many people have a different normal.”— Quiara Alegría Hudes, twitter.com
“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”— Cheryl Strayed, amazon.com
“It’s okay to love something a little too much, as long as it’s real to you.”— Gerard Way, goodreads.com
“I have an appetite for the normal in my life, as well as the abnormal.”— Benedict Cumberbatch, newsweek.com
““He will never be satisfied,” writes one biographer...I know because I suffer from the same disease...I don't believe for a minute that the flowers ever faded or the stars were ever dimmed in Rimbaud's eyes...It was the world of men that his weary glance saw things pale and fade. He began by wanting…”— Henry Miller, amazon.com