Deirdre Megan Byrd

“When I leave, it won’t be easy. It’s going to shred my heart to ribbons and all the pieces will be scattered along Syria’s shore, with the cries of my people haunting me till the day I die.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“What about trans women?" Zara asks, writing the question in her document. "How does that work?"
"Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. They only care about souls.”
― Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

“Some are born for peopling; I was born for anything that doesn’t include that.”
― Rina Kent, Vicious Prince

“Don’t focus on the darkness and sadness,” she says, and I glance up at her. She smiles warmly. “If you do, you won’t see the light even if it’s staring you in the face.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow