Ashley Jordan > Quotes

“What is happiness? It’s a moment before you need more happiness. She was a bit fascinated by the way white people—white men”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

“Depression, even when exacerbated by what they were going through, wasn’t a good excuse for treating loved ones badly. But she would use it, and he would take it.”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

“To all the Black girls and women mistaken for difficult when they just needed to be seen.”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

“By the way, have you watched Lupin yet?” “Daddy, I’m the one who told you to watch Lupin.” “Are you sure? I don’t think so. It was recommended to me by Deacon Brown.”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

“stern and droll”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood

“Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it. —Audre Lorde”
― Ashley Jordan, Once Upon a Time in Dollywood