Tessa

“It doesn’t matter if you love the people society says you shouldn’t love or do or don’t have children with more than one of them; it doesn’t matter if you have money, go to church, or obey the law; what matters is that you’re not cruel or wasteful, that you don’t keep the truth from those who need it, suppress someone’s will or talent, take more than you need from nature, or fail to use your own talent and will.”
― Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

“It’s hard to remember who we were that night at Dayo’s house, before we were friends. Not only because it was a long time ago, but also because we have changed each other in countless ways, from the profound to the imperceptible. We didn’t just meet each other that night. We began the process of making each other into the people we are today.”
― Aminatou Sow, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

“Grief is a byproduct of love. We don’t grieve what we don’t love.”
― Nora McInerny, No Happy Endings