# Quote — Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

> As a coping mechanism for teenage me, masking was an incredibly successful tactic – I was only bullied intermittently during my school years – but as a catalyst for growth, it worked more like castration.

- Author: [Hannah Gadsby](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby.md)
- Book: [Ten Steps to Nanette](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby/ten-steps-to-nanette.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hannah_Gadsby#Ten_Steps_to_Nanette_(2022)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby/ten-steps-to-nanette/as-a-coping

## More from this book

> Ever since I can remember, my thoughts have been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack, as if belonging was beyond me.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby/ten-steps-to-nanette/ever-since-i-can.md)

> Please stop expecting people with autism to be exceptional. It is a basic human right to have average abilities.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby/ten-steps-to-nanette/please-stop-expecting.md)

> I only wear blue clothes because blue makes me feel calm. I listen to the same music, watch the same shows, and eat the same foods over and over again without any qualms. I find joy in my life where once I couldn’t because I was too busy trying to do the “right” thing instead of checking in with my own needs first.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/hannah-gadsby/ten-steps-to-nanette/i-only-wear.md)