“I'm starting to understand that attempting to be perfect has been the goal of my life. Our lives. Attempting to be this fault-free, smiling person in this loving, happy family that fits so perfectly in this pretty, inoffensive little town.… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share Image
“I have heard it said that children are getting older. I think adults are getting younger.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
I have a guy friend who said to me, "Hey, you know it's strange, feminism is cool now." I think now people understand that… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“Sometimes I still feel that there are two of me: one clean, flawless picture, the other imperfect and cracked; one boy, one girl; one… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“So I got dressed up kind of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo-y goth. As I head out, I say bye to Mum and Dad,… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“In the end, how [is] anyone any different from a 'normal' person? If you love someone, you love them. It doesn't matter where they… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“Ya no puedo mirarme al espejo, ni a ningún reflejo mío en el cristal. Y no sé por qué.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“Someone dehumanises you by violating your child and every human thought you had for them is broken, undermined, then gone.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“Settling for not-so-bad sounds okay. But, you know, it's hard when you tried so much to make life really good.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
“Think of that person you knew when you were a kid, who you always thought you could have loved completely and forever.Well, you could… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
I started thinking about gender and how it's an arbitrary thing if you're born with an XX or XY chromosome, but it can determine… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
I would say that it's very difficult to personally construct your gender. I think a lot of it is socially constructed. If you look… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
A lot of people characterize women as more cautious. I don't think that's an inappropriate characterization, but that's not a natural thing we're born… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share
