The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester Quotes

“This is why I will never understand how people think family is as common as blood. To me, family is breath; it’s trusting the person beside you to demand your right to air in a world that would take it from you. It’s the vulnerability of feeling someone’s chest move in a careful rhythm to give you your own back.”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Filled Lives of Sam Sylvester

“I don’t recognize the look on his face, but whatever it is, I don’t like it.”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

“I look up and meet her eyes briefly because she is looking for neurotypical-friendly reassurance, and then I look away. “Thanks.”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Filled Lives of Sam Sylvester

“I nod, but I don’t meet her eyes, looking instead at the bookcase behind her. Neurotypicals think eye contact is reassuring, but it’s the opposite to me. So I focus on the shelf.”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Filled Lives of Sam Sylvester

“It’s not truth. It’s fear. You have to add a caveat of hate to what’s supposed to be a message of love.”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester

“I’m Sam,” I say, looking at the spot right between her eyes for a moment before looking away again. Here”
― Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Filled Lives of Sam Sylvester