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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
3.0

"Then there are those who feel their own strangeness and are terrified by it. They struggle toward normalcy. They suffer to exactly that degree that they are unable to appear normal to others, or to convince themselves that their aberration does not exist. These are true freaks, who appear, almost always, conventional and dull."

"N.S.: If you could make it happen by snapping your fingers, wouldn't you want your whole family to be physically and mentally normal?'
Oly: That's ridiculous! Each of us is unique. We are masterpieces. Why would I want us to change into assembly-line items? The only way you people can tell each other apart is by your clothes."