Ashlee

“The greed of the powerful will lead to the addiction of the weak”
― Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody

“His bondage came in a bottle”
― Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody

“You know a little drink now and then never hurt nobody but when you can't get started without asking the bottle, you in trouble.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“I know what to do, how not to bring attention to myself. I’m skilled in assimilation, though my subconscious is quick to remind me that it’s nothing to be proud of. I have spent the entirety of my professional life in predominantly white spaces. As a bookseller, a receptionist, at the theater, and now a publishing house. Over the years, my instinct has been to shrink myself, to make sure I’m not too loud, to talk only about subjects I feel well versed in.”
― Jessica George, Maame