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> [There's a self that I want to be... as some ideal person who is actualised. Then there's all the actual particulars of my personality and my pettiness and my spite and all those things that get in the way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/there-s-a-self-that-i-want-to-be-as-some-ideal-person-who-is/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

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## More by Torrey Peters

> [The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/the-premise-of-any-discussion-i-have-is-not-to-debate-my-humanity-i/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [People don't care about facts anyway; in my country, we have 'alternative facts.' But if you can make somebody feel something - and oftentimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/people-don-t-care-about-facts-anyway-in-my-country-we-have/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [The fact that someone like me can exist terrifies some people. Because: 'What if you had control of your body and you got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/the-fact-that-someone-like-me-can-exist-terrifies-some-people-because/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [Certainly, not all trans people like my writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/certainly-not-all-trans-people-like-my-writing/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [Karl Ove Knausgaard is one of my literary heroes. This distresses many of my female, queer, and trans friends: Torrey, you have every woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/karl-ove-knausgaard-is-one-of-my-literary-heroes-this-distresses-many/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [I have a lot of sympathy for people who detransition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-have-a-lot-of-sympathy-for-people-who-detransition/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [I think hanging out is the best incubation for cultural creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-think-hanging-out-is-the-best-incubation-for-cultural-creation/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [At certain moments in my life, I have stumbled upon a beauty so extreme, I have stepped back in alarm. There are some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/at-certain-moments-in-my-life-i-have-stumbled-upon-a-beauty-so/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [I'm obsessed with this book 'Independent People,' by Halldor Laxness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-m-obsessed-with-this-book-independent-people-by-halldor-laxness/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [It's not just unexpected for other people. It's very unexpected for myself. But I think that's like a really good place to write from,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/it-s-not-just-unexpected-for-other-people-it-s-very-unexpected-for/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [When I'm open to beauty's true power, I believe it changes me for the better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/when-i-m-open-to-beauty-s-true-power-i-believe-it-changes-me-for-the/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [People are going to make mistakes no matter what because that's what being human is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/people-are-going-to-make-mistakes-no-matter-what-because-that-s-what/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [I mean, I don't relate to characters who are perfect. If someone offers up somebody as a role model, I'm going to be like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-mean-i-don-t-relate-to-characters-who-are-perfect-if-someone-offers/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [At the time that 'Detransition, Baby' came out, I was really resistant to having anybody say that I was representing trans women. Because there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/at-the-time-that-detransition-baby-came-out-i-was-really-resistant-to/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

> [I'm from the Midwest, and I was raised a boy. If you told my 17-year-old self that when you turn 40, you're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-m-from-the-midwest-and-i-was-raised-a-boy-if-you-told-my-17-year/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

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