“I've gone on a Knausgaard bender with a young gay black man and an Aus...” — Torrey Peters Quote

“I've gone on a Knausgaard bender with a young gay black man and an Australian grandmother - together.”

“When you are loaded with such shame and you are not allowed to experience your own reality, it's going to erupt somewhere.”

“If you're a femme woman in a hardware store and someone won't let you pick up a hammer, the work of gendering is being done to you.”

“Coffee in Italy and some places in Europe is great, but there's just something about Australian coffee.”

“I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.”

“I grew up with a lot of Australian rock music. My dad loves AC/DC and INXS was a big one. My mom was more on the softer musical end of the spectrum, so Crowded House and stuff like that. Definitely all of my rock influences are very Australian typical.”