At its heart, the quest that trans people are on is to have the same thing that straight — and gay — people have: the ability to wake up in the morning and be ourselves, without permission, without apology. Our… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
When the fire of your soul ignites the passion within your heart, don't view it as an opportunity for success or failure, view it as an open door for miracles. — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“Straight women love a feminine sensibility in a man, but that love only goes up to, and unfortunately does not quite pass, the fact… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“...a memoir is meant to be an impression of life, and not a photograph.” — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
What transsexuality emphatically is not is a 'lifestyle,' any more than being male or female is a lifestyle. Gender is many things, but one… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“I did love her, though, for a little while anyhow. That was the thing: I still believed, on some fundamental level, that love would… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“There are times when I think it's impossible to know another soul. I don't know, maybe we're lucky that way. If we knew what… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“As it turns out, we're all still learning to be men, or women, all still learning to be ourselves. pg 197” — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“Although my understanding of exactly how much trouble I was in grew more specific over time, as a child I surely understood enough about… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“The women I knew in those days liked the fact that I had a feminine streak, that I seemed to be sensitive and caring,… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“Is there anything more fundamentally human than the desire to live in another world, as someone other than our own earthbound selves?” — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“Most of the time I just have to resign myself to the fact that this whole business is beyond comprehension for most straight people.… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“It's funny how you can know a person, think of him as your closest friend, and still never gain access to the secret chambers… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
“I wondered ...if meeting people with creativity and passion when you were at an impressionable enough age actually kind of ruined you for life… — Jennifer Finney Boylan Copy Share Image
