The Reclusive Mountain Man Quotes

“I've always had a duality in me. I've tried to suppress it. Hide it. Avoid it. Mask it. It's taken me forty-one damn years to realize it's useless to try to change my innate nature. I'm not hurting anyone, I'm just not conforming to outdated and bullshit notions of what a man—mountain or otherwise—should be. For the first time in my life, the duality within me is united.”
― Casey Cox, The Reclusive Mountain Man

“Society tells us that men like me aren't supposed to have soft sides. We're supposed to be tough and burly and scary looking. Why can't I choose who I am? Why can't I be in touch with both my masculine and feminine sides?”
― Casey Cox, The Reclusive Mountain Man

“there's no greater gift in the world than someone sharing their vulnerabilities with you. It doesn't make a person weak, it only makes them stronger, if you ask me.”
― Casey Cox, The Reclusive Mountain Man

“Tal pulls me in for a hug, and even in a crowded bar, in a dark passageway that leads to the restrooms, it's the best fucking hug in the world.”
― Casey Cox, The Reclusive Mountain Man

“It's not a crush, and it's more than just physical attraction. I'm all-out, head over heels, slap-me-sideways in love with him.”
― Casey Cox, The Reclusive Mountain Man