Kinitra Brooks

“Shame is a magnificent isolator, too. It doesn’t allow you to confide in friends. You explain yourself by saying you can handle it yourself. But in reality, “handling it” would mean you’d have to stop hiding the truth from yourself. You have to acknowledge that once again, you’ve allowed yourself to be used, that you gave up that special part of you. That’s”
― Kinitra Brooks, Sycorax's Daughters

“Maleka wasn’t just apologizing to Caleb, Travis, and Ryan. She was also apologizing to her cousin Maybell who put a broom by her bedroom door to keep her safe from the terrors that lurked in the night. She was apologizing to her grandmother, who had given her a gift that was meant to keep her safe, and to the gas-station attendant who knew how important it was when he tried to give it back to her. But more importantly, Maleka was apologized to God for her earlier blasphemous display of disobedience. With”
― Kinitra Brooks, Sycorax's Daughters