-(Simple Models Plus Noise Are Better ...)
> Knowing his occupation and observing him briefly and superficially were sufficient, together, for me to guess confidently about aspects of Edwin's life that he never mentioned. I know what he was like as a boy. I know what kind of person he is sexually attracted to. I know what kinds of activities interest him and what kinds do not. I am least sure what he will look like five years from now.
>
> —J. Michael Bailey, _The Man Who Would Be Queen: the Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism_, Preface
+(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
>
> —"Brave" by Sara Bareilles
+(on "weirdly androgynous man and occasional transvestite" being a better plan)
> We're looking for a few good men, and you've come a long way, baby. But baby—don't cross that line. Don't ever cross that line.
>
> —_Hidden: A Gender_ by Kate Bornstein
>
> —[from](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF2HCgzxMDA) _Friendship Is Witchcraft_, "Foaly Matripony"
-(Yes, the Only Real ...)
-> I'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly be the first time I've found myself in the vulnerable position of sharing the brain-damaged prophet's impairment, down to the last neuron.
->
-> —_Quarantine_ by Greg Egan
-
> And there's a fine, fine line
> Between what you wanted
> And what you got
> Get engineered away
>
> —"The Future Soon" by Jonathan Coulton
+
+(how long can the lie endure?? what happens when it all falls down?)
+> It's time to put an end to this deception
+> But I'm afraid
+> When the whole thing is at an end
+> And you learn that it's just pretend
+> You'll cry "Deception"
+>
+> —"Deception", _Jem_
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