 This is evident in that Candy Darling even went so far as to state that she may actually be mistaken about her female gender identity only in an attempt to banish her loneliness and receive the acceptance and love she craved.She was well aware that her situation rendered it impossible for her to find a normal partner who would love her as a woman.Darling's life is summarized in a short poem at the end of the book titled "Stardusk".