Danisha Kaur

“To dream is to starve doubt, feed hope.”
― Justina Chen Headley, North of Beautiful

“This is beautiful," I said, ignoring the shop window to trace the gleaming stone walls fronting another boutique.
"You know what's funny?" Jacob asked. He didn't wait for my answer. "You can see beauty in everything, except for yourself."

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I swallowed hard. Erik thought my body was beautiful, Karin that it was enviable. At random times, people had noted that my hands were beautiful, or my hair. The Twisted Sisters had called my art beautiful. Mom had the best intentions and always told me before and after my laser surgeries that I would be beautiful. But no one had ever said that I was beautiful, all my parts taken together, not just the bits and pieces.”
― Justina Chen Headley, North of Beautiful

“Flawed, we're truly interesting, truly memorable, and yes, truly beautiful.”
― Justina Chen Headley, North of Beautiful

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
― Nelson Mandela