Ashlee

“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

“Things go smoother if you don’t let people get a rise out of you,” he says. “If you give them control over how you feel, they’ll always use it.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story

“Be aware of a beautiful moment as it is happening, take note of your life, as you are living it”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Good Dirt

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