In the space of time between when I am awed by beauty and when my mind instinctively cuts it down to a… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The times that I personally considered detransition haven't been where I was like, 'Did I miscategorise these feelings?' — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
I think it's possible to be just a fiction writer, and I don't think that it's a luxury. Oftentimes, what fiction does… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
At the time that 'Detransition, Baby' came out, I was really resistant to having anybody say that I was representing trans women.… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The party line is that you declare yourself a gender, and then everybody will respect it. But the way it actually works… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
I lived my life in my 20s as a man. I was trans in my 20s, that was a thing I was… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The number of times that I've gotten in my own way because I've justified, or told myself a story, or lied to… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
At certain moments in my life, I have stumbled upon a beauty so extreme, I have stepped back in alarm. There are… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The first of any minority group to do something never has a great time. It is not much fun but it important… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
There are times when I think that trans women have a certain wisdom on gender, and can see the ways it's performed… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
Why can't we talk about regret when it comes to transition in the same way that we talk about regret with everything… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
People don't care about facts anyway; in my country, we have 'alternative facts.' But if you can make somebody feel something - and oftentimes… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
The fact that someone like me can exist terrifies some people. Because: 'What if you had control of your body and you got to… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
Karl Ove Knausgaard is one of my literary heroes. This distresses many of my female, queer, and trans friends: Torrey, you have every woman… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
At certain moments in my life, I have stumbled upon a beauty so extreme, I have stepped back in alarm. There are some people… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with this book 'Independent People,' by Halldor Laxness. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
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,… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
When I'm open to beauty's true power, I believe it changes me for the better. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
People are going to make mistakes no matter what because that's what being human is. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
