“I have heard it said that children are getting older. I think adults are getting younger.” — Abigail Tarttelin Children Copy Share Image
I have a guy friend who said to me, "Hey, you know it's strange, feminism is cool now." I think now people… — Abigail Tarttelin Country Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I still feel that there are two of me: one clean, flawless picture, the other imperfect and cracked; one boy, one… — Abigail Tarttelin Author Copy Share Image
“So I got dressed up kind of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo-y goth. As I head out, I say bye to Mum… — Abigail Tarttelin Fashion Copy Share Image
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the… — Abigail Tarttelin Accept yourself Copy Share Image
“In the end, how [is] anyone any different from a 'normal' person? If you love someone, you love them. It doesn't matter… — Abigail Tarttelin Love is love Copy Share Image
“Ya no puedo mirarme al espejo, ni a ningún reflejo mío en el cristal. Y no sé por qué.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share Image
“Someone dehumanises you by violating your child and every human thought you had for them is broken, undermined, then gone.” — Abigail Tarttelin Broken Copy Share Image
Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal… — Abigail Tarttelin Aggression Copy Share Image
“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 Inspirational Copy Share Image
“Think of that person you knew when you were a kid, who you always thought you could have loved completely and forever.Well,… — Abigail Tarttelin First love Copy Share Image
I started thinking about gender and how it's an arbitrary thing if you're born with an XX or XY chromosome, but it… — Abigail Tarttelin Determine Copy Share Image
I would say that it's very difficult to personally construct your gender. I think a lot of it is socially constructed. If… — Abigail Tarttelin Children Copy Share Image
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… — Abigail Tarttelin Cautious Copy Share Image
Pregnancy takes a huge physical toll on your body. I have many friends who have had babies and many of them require… — Abigail Tarttelin Attention Copy Share Image
“—Ven a ver cómo es el amor, chiflada —me dice la voz de Max al oído.” — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share Image
“It is obvious, by the sounds of the dizzy, hysterical laughter that you start to exhale when you’re an adult and you… — Abigail Tarttelin Laughter Copy Share Image
“Doctors know nothing. Well. That's kind of unfair. Let's just say the world is unpredictable. Science is unreliable. It can't tell you… — Abigail Tarttelin Always be yourself Copy Share Image
What you're born with dictates your life. Do you run home after dark? Do you choose an apartment in a questionable neighborhood?… — Abigail Tarttelin Apartment Copy Share Image
“I'm starting to understand that attempting to be perfect has been the goal of my life. Our lives. Attempting to be this… — Abigail Tarttelin Apathy Copy Share Image
“It always seems strange to me how little people notice about each other’s lives.” — Abigail Tarttelin Little people Copy Share Image
“Tonight, there’s no one here to force myself to feel okay for, to smile or hold it together for, and I feel… — Abigail Tarttelin Copy Share Image
“Well, you're not a man because you like football and you're not a woman because you're attracted to men and you're not… — Abigail Tarttelin Football Copy Share Image
“It doesn't matter if I think like a boy or a girl. It doesn't matter anymore if I'm either or both or… — Abigail Tarttelin Cosmic-indifference Copy Share Image