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> [A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-think-are-suffering-from-blocked/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

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## More by Patrick Califia

> [If your relationship with someone is based on your desire for them to change into something radically different, there's no real closeness there, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/if-your-relationship-with-someone-is-based-on-your-desire-for-them-to/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [As an activist, you gotta pick something that's particularly interesting to you and go for it - because there's no shortage of things to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/as-an-activist-you-gotta-pick-something-that-s-particularly/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [This is one of the reasons we need to transition: people can't validate an identity they can't see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/this-is-one-of-the-reasons-we-need-to-transition-people-can-t/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-think-are-suffering-from-blocked/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [Boy lovers and the lesbians who have young lovers... are not child molesters. The child abusers are priests, teachers, therapists, cops and parents who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/boy-lovers-and-the-lesbians-who-have-young-lovers-are-not-child/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [When it comes to your inner critic, my advice is to not take advice from someone who doesn't like you. That's like returning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/when-it-comes-to-your-inner-critic-my-advice-is-to-not-take-advice/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [Prejudice usually can't survive close contact with the people who are supposed to be so despicable, which is why the propagandists for hate always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/prejudice-usually-can-t-survive-close-contact-with-the-people-who-are/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [When you're hurting another person, past a certain point you're cracking them open and whatever's inside them gets all over you. So you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/when-you-re-hurting-another-person-past-a-certain-point-you-re/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [By coming out to ourselves, we free up the energy we spent keeping a part of ourselves hidden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/by-coming-out-to-ourselves-we-free-up-the-energy-we-spent-keeping-a/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [“I’m very fond of the concept of choice as the basis for sexual preference. This point of view is unpopular in an era in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/i-m-very-fond-of-the-concept-of-choice-as-the-basis-for-sexual/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [The scars are a way of reminding me that the past is real. They are honorable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/the-scars-are-a-way-of-reminding-me-that-the-past-is-real-they-are/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [“I am not so much fun Anymore; Couldn’t carry the role of ingenue In a bucket, you say, laughing. And I want to punch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/i-am-not-so-much-fun-anymore-couldn-t-carry-the-role-of-ingenue-in-a/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

> [Responsibility without power is a really bad deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/responsibility-without-power-is-a-really-bad-deal/)

[Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/)

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