“...a memoir is meant to be an impression of life, and not a photograph.” — 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
