Steph (starrysteph)

“The greatest threat to her and her people were those who wielded their beliefs like weapons. Who sought to eradicate those whose beliefs were different from theirs–beliefs that threatened their supremacy.”
― Maddie Martinez, The Maiden and Her Monster

“Because they gave birth to something they do not understand, because they tried so many times to fix me and they failed.”
― Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

“What are humans without stories, Malka? Do you think it won't take stories to shift the tide of war, to build nations up from the ground? Behind every tyrant is a story that justifies their means; behind every brutalized culture are stories that string generations together like emerald beads. Their stories will have meanings, and we will not forget them.”
― Maddie Martinez, The Maiden and Her Monster

“my cancer saved me, because did you know it is actually really so fucking terrifying being invested in living?”
― Walela Nehanda, Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir