"I have done so much to be ordinary and made a record of this: first I was born, next I was a child,..."

“I have done so much to be ordinary and made a record of this: first I was born, next I was a child, then I learned things and did things and loved and had those who loved me and often felt alone. My body was sometimes well, then sometimes unwell. I got nearer to death, as did you.”

- Anne Boyer, Garments Against Women (via winterlief)