Rikki

“There was a time when my presence only confused people; I used to be just a regular weirdo, the kind of unfathomable entity that was easily disregarded, easily discarded. But one day, in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy, I'd woken up in the spotlight. It didn't matter that I was just as shaken and horrified as everyone else; no one believed my grief.”
― Tahereh Mafi, A Very Large Expanse of Sea

“And now we're supposed to live with people who either wished for our deaths or looked the other way while it happened.”
― Monica Hesse, They Went Left

“There are moments to be strong, but there are also moments to be weak. And in those moments of rest, we find strength anew and challenge ourselves to grow bigger than we ever thought possible.”
― Stacey Lee

“Being an American won't protect you when you have faces like ours.”
― Traci Chee, We Are Not Free