>
> —J. Michael Bailey, _The Man Who Would Be Queen: the Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism_, Preface
+(Trans Infovism Against Trans Activism)
+> I said, "The truth is whatever you can get away with."
+>
+> "No, that's journalism. The truth is whatever you can't escape."
+>
+> —_Distress_ by Greg Egan
+
(Simple Models Plus Noise Are Better ...)
> The study of psychology is a violation of my privacy.
>
> —[@InstanceOfClass](https://twitter.com/InstanceOfClass/status/296450595420778497)
-(As Well for a Sheep as a Lamb)
-> Don't let them in
-> Don't let them see
-> Be the good girl you always have to be
-> Conceal, don't feel
-> Don't let them know
-> Well now they know
->
-> —"Let It Go", _Frozen_
-
> I cannot believe my eyes
> How the world's filled with filth and lies
> But it's plain to see
>
> —"My Eyes", _Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog_
+(response to hate mail)
> And believe me I am still alive
> I'm doing science and I'm still alive
> I feel fantastic and I'm still alive
>
> —[_Steven Universe_ extended theme](https://youtu.be/H23rpzOAIzQ?t=48s)
-> And since your history of silence
-> Won't do you any good
-> Did you think it would?
-> Let your words be anything but empty
-> Why don't you tell them the truth?
->
-> Say what you want to say
-> And let the words fall out
-> Honestly
-> I want to see you be brave
->
-> —"Brave" by Sara Bareilles
-
-> Not what teacher said to do
-> Making dreams come true
-> Living tissue, warm flesh, weird science!
->
-> —"Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo
-
> "My dear, let us hope it is not true; but, if it is true, let us hope it will not become generally known."
>
> —[probably apocryphal](http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/02/09/darwinism-hope-pray/) reaction to Darwin's theory of natural selection
> Some mommies drive taxis, or sing on TV
> Yeah, mommies can be almost anything they want to be!
>
-> Well, they can't be grandfathers
-> Or daddies
+> (Well, they can't be grandfathers
+> Or daddies!)
>
> —"Parents Are People", _Free to Be You and Me_
>
> —"Cocoon" by Greg Egan
-(on commissioning transfeminine as a separate gender role because AGPs aren't real women)
+(The Gender Czar's Compromise)
> Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.
>
> —Stan Kelly-Bootle
>
> —"I Wanna Be Like You", _The Jungle Book_
-> I said, "The truth is whatever you can get away with."
+Moliere on "dormative virtue"
+
+> I don't want to sabotage you
+> But you see, I've got to try
>
-> "No, that's journalism. The truth is whatever you can't escape."
+> —"I'll Fly", _My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic_
+
+(the story of my name??)
+> Sometimes the things you want
+> Are not the things you need
+> And it was right there in front of me
>
-> —_Distress_ by Greg Egan
+> —"Right There in Front of Me", _My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games_
+
+> MUGATU
+> The man has only one look, for Christ's sake! Crossdresser, demigirl, trans woman? They're the _same people_!
+>
+> Doesn't anyone notice this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
+>
+> —[_Zoolander_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbKBWtoH93Q) (paraphrased)
+
+(quote "The Buried Life" re War on Optimization for Generalized Secrecy) http://www.bartleby.com/246/422.html
+
+> I know there's more that's out there
+> And I just haven't found it yet
+> I know there's more that's out there
+> Another me I haven't met
+>
+> —"What More Is Out There", _My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games_
+
+> I don't give a damn about my reputation
+> You're living in the past it's a new generation
+> A girl can do what she wants to do
+> And that's what I'm gonna do
+>
+> —"Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
+
+> All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world
+>
+> —Thomas Jefferson
+
+http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/
+
+(The Hand I Was Dealt)
+> This is the one that I had to write
+> It's like a letter of love with no love left out
+>
+> —"Dying to Begin" by Stretch Princess
+
+(The Hand I Was Dealt)
+> I'll write my way out
+> Write everything down, far as I can see
+> I'll write my way out
+> Overwhelm them with honesty
+> This is the eye of the hurricane
+> This is the only way I can protect my legacy
+>
+> —"Hurricane", _Hamilton_