“We teach boys that in order to become men they have to kill off their emotional selves.”
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“Find a lover who wants you to take up space.”
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“I want to love you like the 90s, back when we made book covers out of paper bags.”
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“I am always amazed that the ability to forget history is a choice for some people.”
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“That boy loved how the hook pierced his skin, it’s like he kept trying to catch himself.”
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“I marched through my own heart armed with nothing and came out the other side.”
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“The role of college will be played by me sleeping, also the role of work will be played by me sleeping.”
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“It is the tenth time this year that my mental health has deferred me from cleaning my room.”
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“Every Thursday, I go to couples therapy with my depression. He whispers in my ear to stay in bed for another day, presses his palm into my chest, afraid I’m going to escape the covers.”
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“Black privilege is me having already memorized my nephew’s eulogy. My brother’s eulogy. My father’s eulogy. My unconceived child’s eulogy.”
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