Monique

“One day at a time. That’s all it takes to get through anything. Don’t think too much about the future or keep your brain running on the past treadmill—just stay in the now. Be here now. That’s the best way to live life. In the moment. One day at a time.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Fire Between High & Lo

“That was white man’s magic, he supposed—you look at them, and you see the boundaries of your power.”
― Nikki Payne, Sex, Lies and Sensibility

“Sometimes the hardest part of existing without your loved ones was remembering how to breathe.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, The Air He Breathes

“The thing they never tell you, or show you in the movies, is how grief becomes so . . . fundamental. To everything you do. It changes the world around you in ways you never expect – including your relationships with other people. They’re kind to you because you’ve lost someone, but they also . . . move away from you. Because deep down, nobody wants to be around grief for too long. It’s a reminder of their own fragility. You become a walking, talking symbol of something that will happen to all of us eventually.”
― Nick Spalding, Grave Talk