Who said "We are all already damaged, and from this we can build."?

This quote is attributed to Muñoz, José Esteban.

We are all already damaged, and from this we can build. - Muñoz, José Esteban

"We are all already damaged, and from this we can build."

Muñoz, José Esteban Perseverance

Philosopher-Queer Theorist American 1969–2013

"Queerness is not about sex. It's about the self that emerges when we refuse to be shaped by the conventional."

"The here and now is a space where we can imagine and create alternate realities."

"We are not born; we are produced. Culture makes us what we are."

"Affect is the thing that we cannot quite name, the thing that lingers in the air between bodies."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."