"I'm not going to be a martyr. I'm going to be me."

"The government's secrecy is a threat to democracy."

"I want to be able to live my life as a woman, and I want to be able to do that in a way that respects my identity."

"I'm just a normal person who did something extraordinary."

"I mean, I'm already in a cage, I might as well try to be myself."