No Man of Woman Born Quotes

“He didn't understand why Graeme wasn't a boy, but he recognized that he didn't need to understand a thing for it to be true.”
― Ana Mardoll, No Man of Woman Born

“I'm quite certain now that I'm male and always have been, but I was told otherwise for so long that I accepted I couldn't be.”
― Ana Mardoll, No Man of Woman Born

“How do you know when a shoe doesn't fit quite right? It covers your foot and it's better than nothing at all, because you're not getting burrs stuck in your heel when you walk, and no shoe is perfect. Maybe if you just wear thicker socks, it'll feel right. Maybe all shoes are bad and you just need to accept it and stop complaining that your feet hurt." Kie grinned, shaking kir head. "And then one day you take the shoe off and try on a different one and it's like you're seeing sunshine for the first time. And you realize shoes can be comfortable, you were just wearing the wrong one.”
― Ana Mardoll, No Man of Woman Born

“You are my child, and you are special and loved. Whether you're a boy, or a girl, or both, or neither, or something else entirely, Eoghan and I will love you as we always have and always will.”
― Ana Mardoll, No Man of Woman Born

“I'll never know whether I'm right or wrong about what I am. Nobody is going to take me aside after death and give me a self-awareness trophy to lord over all the other ghosts. There's no prophecy that will prove my gender is mine. But I'm happier with my new name and pronouns than I was before, and that's really all that matters. I've got one life to live and I've got an overlord to kill. Why be miserable if I don't have to be?”
― Ana Mardoll, No Man of Woman Born