Upbringing Quote by Rodney Ross

“If you think people in your life are normal, then you undoubtedly have not spent any time getting to know the abnormal side of…

— Shannon L. Alder

“...once you've crawled into what's commonly thought of as the sordid underbelly of life, you realize it's all just different versions of normal.”

— Josh Kilmer-Purcell

“...I was normal until society told me they didn't think I was normal.”

— Zach Wahls

“What is perceived as normal. That makes it other people’s failings. Deficits. Not yours. Who the hell sets the standards, huh? Who gets to…

— Jessica Park

“Anyway, who’d ever want to be totally normal? Imagine having no quirks or idiosyncrasies. It’s what makes us us.”

— Sarah Rayner

“In retrospect, it seems obvious that my research about parenting was also a means to subdue my anxieties about becoming a parent… I grew…

— Andrew Solomon

“Our own bodies and minds have changed in ways that are even weirder than puberty.”

— Michael Grant

“Yet understanding one’s own nature is often a first step to personal growth. All this psychological crap was making me irritable.”

— Faith Hunter

“A ‘normal person’ is what is left after society has squeezed out all unconventional opinions and aspirations out of a human being.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“And the next time you worry about not being normal, just remember my words of wisdom.” “Which are?” I ask. “Fuck normal.”

— Sarah Daltry

“Did anybody ever tell you that you weren't normal?' 'Is that something I should aspire to?”

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“I realize that nothing is really normal. All it takes to alter normalcy is a death or a birth. Or just some misguided fear,…

— Kevin Sampsell