We are born in relation, we live in relation, we die in relation. There is, literally, no such … - Carter Heyward

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If there's a demand of being together in a certain way, those expectations and judgements take away from that space and create an edginess and a cramped-ness to the relationship.

Carter Heyward

We are born in relation, we live in relation, we die in relation. There is, literally, no such human place as simply "inside myself. " Nor is any person, creed, ideology, or movement entirely "outside myself. "

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