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Michelle Tea Quotes

It just breaks / a man’s heart, watching / a girl so involved with her life, / without him like that Picture Quote #1

Of course it is very limiting to be labeled a lesbian or queer writer. We live in a homophobic culture, and even people who aren’t hateful per se assume they won’t get anything from a queer book Picture Quote #1

. I used to advise writers to just write their books and it will find a home, and suddenly that didn’t seem as certain. I figured it was time to act. I considered a small press through RADAR, my literary non-profit Picture Quote #1

I wanted to try things, everything, especially things that are illegal and have a faint whiff of glamour Picture Quote #1

I’m never not going to be interested in young girls who are struggling in poor places Picture Quote #1

I think it’s my job to make any question interesting by coming up with a jazzy answer, otherwise I hardly deserve the spotlight, right Picture Quote #1

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Lots of my writing can be accurately called lesbian, but I myself am queer and date people of all genders Picture Quote #1

Of course it is very limiting to be labeled a lesbian or queer writer. We live in a homophobic culture, and even people who aren’t hateful per se assume they won’t get anything from a queer book Picture Quote #1

This is growing up, having to stomp out love, this is how people turn terrible Picture Quote #1

Maybe we could all take care of each other, I dreamed Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of queers starved for entertainment from their own community Picture Quote #1

You are right where you should be / now act like it Picture Quote #1

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I drank some coffee and my outlook improved immensely. I was ready to write some poems and, I don’t know, get drunk, run around, take my shirt off and get kicked out of someplace. You know, live a little Picture Quote #1

There is a huge difference between writing a book, which is a private activity I engage in with myself, and wanting to engage in overly intimate personal conversations with strangers, which I pretty much never want to do Picture Quote #1

Gwynn, she was always talking about wanting to be drunk and honestly I did want to encourage that, I wanted to go to a bar with her and let all the stuff sobriety pushed down be released so I could catch it in my palms and finally kiss her. She was just so sad. Melancholy was a fleshy wave permanently cresting on her face, she had to speak through it when she talked Picture Quote #1

The horror of knowing someone and living with them and even thinking you’re lucky and then wham and now you know that every person is really two people and how can you ever know what the other half is up to Picture Quote #1

How do you make a girl know she’s beautiful? What is the system for that, what do you show her, how do you give her a new set of eyes and turn her face back to the mirror? Picture Quote #1

I will meet you in the dirtiest city you can dream of. We will drink cocktails so sweet they pucker our cheeks, as we perch on cracked leather bar stools. I will buy you plates of calcium and protein and we will run through the streets in excellent danger Picture Quote #1

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You try to be good, to be good and loving and nice and not hard, not tough, a sweet nice girl, not ugly, not full of ugliness, but people make it impossible Picture Quote #1

It just breaks / a man’s heart, watching / a girl so involved with her life, / without him like that Picture Quote #1

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It just breaks / a man’s heart, watching / a girl so involved with her life, / without him like that. (Michelle Tea Quotes) Of course it is very limiting to be labeled a lesbian or queer writer. We live in a homophobic culture, and even people who aren’t hateful per se assume they won’t get anything from a queer book. (Michelle Tea Quotes) . I used to advise writers to just write their books and it will find a home, and suddenly that didn’t seem as certain. I figured it was time to act. I considered a small press through RADAR, my literary non-profit (Michelle Tea Quotes) I wanted to try things, everything, especially things that are illegal and have a faint whiff of glamour (Michelle Tea Quotes) I’m never not going to be interested in young girls who are struggling in poor places (Michelle Tea Quotes) I think it’s my job to make any question interesting by coming up with a jazzy answer, otherwise I hardly deserve the spotlight, right (Michelle Tea Quotes) Lots of my writing can be accurately called lesbian, but I myself am queer and date people of all genders (Michelle Tea Quotes) Of course it is very limiting to be labeled a lesbian or queer writer. We live in a homophobic culture, and even people who aren’t hateful per se assume they won’t get anything from a queer book (Michelle Tea Quotes) This is growing up, having to stomp out love, this is how people turn terrible (Michelle Tea Quotes) Maybe we could all take care of each other, I dreamed (Michelle Tea Quotes) There are a lot of queers starved for entertainment from their own community (Michelle Tea Quotes) You are right where you should be / now act like it (Michelle Tea Quotes) I drank some coffee and my outlook improved immensely. I was ready to write some poems and, I don’t know, get drunk, run around, take my shirt off and get kicked out of someplace. You know, live a little (Michelle Tea Quotes) There is a huge difference between writing a book, which is a private activity I engage in with myself, and wanting to engage in overly intimate personal conversations with strangers, which I pretty much never want to do (Michelle Tea Quotes) Gwynn, she was always talking about wanting to be drunk and honestly I did want to encourage that, I wanted to go to a bar with her and let all the stuff sobriety pushed down be released so I could catch it in my palms and finally kiss her. She was just so sad. Melancholy was a fleshy wave permanently cresting on her face, she had to speak through it when she talked (Michelle Tea Quotes) The horror of knowing someone and living with them and even thinking you’re lucky and then wham and now you know that every person is really two people and how can you ever know what the other half is up to (Michelle Tea Quotes) How do you make a girl know she’s beautiful? What is the system for that, what do you show her, how do you give her a new set of eyes and turn her face back to the mirror? (Michelle Tea Quotes) I will meet you in the dirtiest city you can dream of. We will drink cocktails so sweet they pucker our cheeks, as we perch on cracked leather bar stools. I will buy you plates of calcium and protein and we will run through the streets in excellent danger (Michelle Tea Quotes) You try to be good, to be good and loving and nice and not hard, not tough, a sweet nice girl, not ugly, not full of ugliness, but people make it impossible (Michelle Tea Quotes) It just breaks / a man’s heart, watching / a girl so involved with her life, / without him like that (Michelle Tea Quotes)