Both Can Be True Quotes

“Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

“I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right.I'm saying my truth, and I'm not afraid people won't like it. In fact, I hope it makes people think. I hope it's a light in the dark for anyone who feels like they have to be one thing or the other when both can be true.”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

“Good. I guess what I’m saying is it doesn’t matter what you dress like because it’s you I like. Your smile, your laugh, your music, your dog, your—um, your everything.”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

“Zero people will die if you don’t label yourself. Or if you don’t want to define something that shifts.”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

“BOTH CAN BE TRUE.”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

“I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gross and inside out and bass-ackward until I can settle into what I'm switching to. That 'identify as airport' thing Dad said was icky, but it also hit a nail on the head. I hate being in between. It's like when a lousy radio DJ doesn't know how to fade one song into another. That few seconds when both songs are playing but the beats aren't blending and you're like, Oh my god, go back to DJ school.”
― Jules Machias, Both Can Be True