A Tale of Two Masks Quotes

“I can summon cognitive empathy, but it requires a great focus and a reminder, that others expect certain emotional responses from people in certain situations. [...] I argue, that wether my empathy comes from my heart or my brain should not matter as long as the other person feels validated. Does the mechanism that gets me there really matter if the end result is the one that is desired?”
― Jessica B. Kelly, A Tale of Two Masks: A Transgender Psychopath’s Search for Realization and Restraint