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“If I try to compose anything but sad poems, I fear it'll be akin to a widower trying to convince others that he has found happiness again by wearing a T-shirt that says HAPPINESS.”

Sadness Queer Canadian Ndn

Book:A History of My Brief Body

Source: A History of My Brief Body

“Freedom makes breathing easier; it begets an atmosphere governed by joy, not oppression. Freedom is a measure of breathability.”

Joy Freedom Oppression Queer Canadian Ndn

Book:A History of My Brief Body

Source: A History of My Brief Body

“I'm as lonely and as brief as a country.”

Lonely Queer Canadian Ndn

Book:A History of My Brief Body

Source: A History of My Brief Body

“What determines our lives as NDNs and/or queers are pain and trauma, love and hope. Death looms at all scales, individual to planetary.”

Love Death Hope Trauma Queer Canadian Ndn

Book:A History of My Brief Body

Source: A History of My Brief Body

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