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Articulacy of fingers, the language of the deaf and dumb, signing on the body body longing. Who taught you to write in blood on my back? Who taught you to use your hands as branding irons? You have scored your name into my shoulders, referenced me with your mark. The pads of your fingers have become printing blocks, you tap a message on to my skin, tap meaning into my body. Your morse code interferes with my heart beat. I had a steady heart beat before I met you, I relied upon it, it had seen active service and grown strong. Now you alter its pace with your own rhythm, you play upon me, drumming me taut. ~ Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body

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I think one of the reasons I love this book so much is /because/ of the neutrality of the gender of the main character. At the time, I don't know that I fully understood what it was that drew me to the idea so much. Now as I explore more seriously the construct of gender and, more importantly, the way I fit somewhere in between, it becomes obvious.

I love this book. I borrowed it from the library a few years back and read it twice back to back. Last year, my darling smurfbrother bought it for my birthday. :)