Sarah Zutter

“I loved that world, in spite of its crushing vastness. I loved it in spite of the terrible weight of its hope.”
― Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

“It frustrates me to think that the people I love may never be rewarded with everything they deserve, but I’m comforted by the fact that they don’t let the current bleakness of the world keep them from fighting to make it a better place. Every day they claim their joy, dreaming out loud with me on the phone, dancing in line outside Friend’s, marching through the streets. I don’t know what happens after, when this is all over. But wherever they’re going, that’s where I’m trying to go too.”
― Edgar Gomez, Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“I was not enough for myself, my body was not enough, yet I needed it, I couldn’t think or feel anything limitless without it.”
― Esther Yi, Y/N