“I really have to wonder who or what made Daddy become this way. Babies aren't born cruel or filled with sick desire. Evil is not intrinsic. It's fashioned.”

“Babies aren't born cruel or filled with sick desire. Evil is not intrinsic. It's fashioned”

“Evil is not intrinsic. It's fashioned.”

“I told her about the man, not my daddy, she said, He was only making you into a real girl. I didn’t understand. But I made myself believe her. I was a real girl now. But what was I before?”

“And almost instantly, Daddy made everything seem just fine. Even when it wasn't.”

“As I thoughtabout that, I hadto wonder: What will weknow better about tomorrow?Who cares? Hindsight is useless.”

“I don’t think God has a gender. I don’t think God hates gays or Democrats, and I don’t think you have to be Born Again to find your way to Heaven. I believe God expects us to care for one another, even those who are different. God wants us to be good stewards of this planet, and that means not wasting or violating its resources. Most of all, it means not blowing it up. Especially not in God’s name.”