I Wish You All the Best
Mason Deaver
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I don't know whether to cry or scream or do both. It feels like I've done more than enough of both. And it feels like I haven't done enough. And at some point, I know I'm going to have to crawl out of this bed and pick up the pieces but right now, it can be just me. Just me, these four walls, and this bed. The universe doesn't have to exist outside this bedroom, and that's perfectly okay.”
“Bodies are fucking weird, especially when it feels like you don't belong in your own.”
“Whatever happens”—his grip tightens a little—“I wish you all the best, Benjamin De Backer.” He says it with a smile. “You deserve it.”
“Labels can help people find common ground, can help them connect, with themselves and other people".”
“I've been mentally preparing myself to come out all over again, but I've been doing that for a while now. That was one of the things I realized early. If you're queer, your life has the potential to become one long coming-out moment. If I ever want to be called the right pronouns, I'll have to correct people and put myself out there first and who knows what could happen.”
“Love at first anxiety attack”
“You always point out the problems with the paintings or the drawings. But what about the things you got right?" "What about them?" "Don't they mean something?”
“The more I stare at my body, the more I hate it. It's the same feelings I had before I realized I'm nonbinary. Things just aren't where they're supposed to be, and I feel like I'm larger and smaller than myself at the same time. Like nothing adds up.”
“Don’t ignore the problems,” he says. “Learn from them. But also, don’t knock what you get right. Every success deserves a celebration.”
“Be sad, hell, sit in bed all weekend and just watch Netflix. I’ve had those times too. But don’t stop living your life for them.”
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Book Keywords:
grief, lgbt, friendship, self-acceptance, i-wish-you-all-the-best, dysphoria, pain, rejection, life, nonbinary, body-image, body
