"lesbian (literary) history makes my heart soooo full; absolutely insane that this novel and its history isn‘t more widely known/taught and i would‘ve never heard of it if i hadn’t been specifically looking for it

„if our love is a sin, then heaven must be full of such tender and selfless sinning as ours��
„you‘re neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet �� you've not got your niche in creation. (��) for their sakes show the world that people like you and they can be quite as selfless and fine as the rest of mankind. let your life go to prove this �� it would be a really great life-work, stephen.��"