9 Quotes & Sayings By Aiden Shaw

Aiden Shaw is an American author of young adult fiction. He is best known for his debut novel The Edge of Empire. His other novels include The Darkest Hour, which won the Stonewall Award, and The Black Heart

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I'm self-taught. I didn't just become a man, it was a decision. Aiden Shaw
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Be realistic, Aiden, I told myself. You know your value to the penny and it's measured in inches, time, age, stamina, looks, and being able to put up with gross and sometimes bizarre situations. Personality was far down on a much longer list, and even farther down came intelligence. You should have insisted on having sex. Aiden Shaw
3
I have heard the most fantastical gossip about myself and each time I thought, "If only my life were that exciting, fun, outrageous, and sexy". Then again my memory wasn't so sharp when I took drugs. Some of what was said about me might be true. At worst it gave me jerk-off material. Aiden Shaw
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Maybe he'd never come across anybody as well versed at objectifying body parts as I was. In my defense, this was an occupational hazard; one of the tricks of my trade was the ability to work with whatever was at hand. Over the years I'd learned to pinpoint my focus to the width of a pubic hair if there was nothing else to work with. (..) Before my eyes -or, more precisely, in my mind- Rasher became Lovely Bum Man. . Aiden Shaw
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The Ritz Hotel was grand, sophisticated, and established, unlike me. The only thing we had in common was façade. Mine may not have been as ornate but it was equally phony. I was presenting myself as an escort; I advertised as one, negotiated like one on the phone, and I identified as one to whoever was interested. I even simulated sex for escort rates. Aiden Shaw
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Maybe he'd never come acrross anybody as well versed at objectifying body parts as I was. In my defense, this was an occupational hazard; one of the tricks of my trade was the ability to work with whatever was at hand. Over the years I'd learned to pinpoint my focus to the width of a pubic hair if there was nothing else to work with. Aiden Shaw
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Maybe he'd never come acrross anybody as well versed at objectifying body parts as I was. In my defense, this was an occupational hazard; one of the tricks of my trade was the ability to work with whatever was at hand. Over the years I'd learned to pinpoint my focus to the width of a pubic hair if there was nothing else to work with. (..) Before my eyes -or, more precisely, in my mind- Rasher became Lovely Bum Man. . Aiden Shaw
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Once undressed I felt less exposed. (...) Naked was my uniform. (...) There was no pressure to conform. Aiden Shaw