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> [My mom grew up in the 1950s on a chinchilla farm just beyond the Minneapolis suburbs. My grandparents called their little enterprise a 'ranch' - in actual fact, it was 300 of the fuzzy South American creatures nuzzling around in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/my-mom-grew-up-in-the-1950s-on-a-chinchilla-farm-just-beyond-the/)

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

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## Other authors on 1950s

## 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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