Red Oleanders Quotes & Sayings

They wanted to force me to be someone that I wasn't. They wanted me to delegitimize myself as a trans woman - and I was not taking that. As a trans woman - as a proud black trans woman - I was not going to allow the system to delegitimize and hyper-sexualize and take my identity away from me. — CeCe McDonald

My basic rule is, if it could possibly come from the end user, it's not a run-time crash. But if it is my code to my code, I crash it as hard as possible - fail as early as possible. — Brad Fitzpatrick

In this climate - with belief in guardian angels and creationism becoming commonplace - making fun of religion is as risky as burning a flag in an American Legion hall. — Wendy Kaminer

Just like you fell on me, I fell for you, and the sensation of the fall happened so fast but in a beautiful way. — Aishabella Sheikh

My house here is painted the yellow colour of fresh butter on the outside, with glaringly green shutters; it stands in full sunlight in a square that has a green garden with plane trees, oleanders and acacias. It is completely whitewashed inside, with a floor made of red bricks. And over it there is the intensely blue sky. In this house I can love and breathe, meditate and paint. — Vincent Van Gogh

There is nothing more boring, anyway, than sexual activity as an end in itself, and a great many people who came out of the closet should reconsider. — James Baldwin

The kitchen was a science experiment gone terribly wrong - entire — Ransom Riggs

I indicated to Karl slumped on the stool next to Clare at the bar. The fucking jerk didn't deserve a free lap dance, but it was the only way to get him away from Clare without ripping out his jugular. — Elizabeth Morgan

The purpose of fiction is not to make people seem nice. What makes anyone think people are nice? Look around you! — Elizabeth Strout

I thought I'd become an actress, but then I realized I eat too much. — Chelsea Handler