Disgrace

“Sometimes, you say the awful thing quickly and without taking a breath because lingering is too painful.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“Growing up Black in the South, it’s pretty common to find yourself in old places that just… weren’t made for you. Maybe it’s a building, a historic district, or a street. Some space that was originally built for white people and white people only, and you just have to hold that knowledge while going about your business.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“I recognize that sound. It's the sound of holding on to a cliff by the edge of your nails. The sound of barely containing a pain so immense that to look at it, to raise your own flesh and examine what's beneath, is to risk falling into a darkness you know you'll never escape.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“Typical anger can hinder or help. But the kind that burns in your gut? That’s fury. And fury is meant to be used.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn