IDENTITY IN MOTION
- “And in that moment, as in the first night when I held her, I felt myself pass beyond childhood, a woman connecting with other women in an intricate, complex, and ever-widening network of exchanging strengths” (Zami 175).
- "I know myself insofar as I know I am not singular, that what I am in this moment is born out of everyone I have known" (152, A Year Without A Name)
- "Every woman I have ever loved has left her print upon me, where I loved some invaluable piece of myself apart from me---so different that I had to stretch and grow in order to recognize her. And in that growing, we came to separation, that place where work begins. Another meeting" (Zami 255).
- “I am more convinced than ever that we are shards of others. Through her relationships with other women, I can trace the evidence of Carson’s becoming, as a woman, as a lesbian, and as a writer. There are so many crushes in a lifetime, so many friendships that mix desiring-to-have with wanting-to-be” (20).
- "Now I think of sexuality and identity, gender too, as processes of trial and error. You have to find what works for you. You need a narrative with room for messiness, one that can accommodate veering toward extremes" (Carson 17).
