Dulce Martinez

“Women ain't hood ornament.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission

“Always trust your instincts girls. I’m telling you two right now, if a man makes your skin crawl, run away as fast as you can …”
― D.J. Howard, Schooled in Silence

“Violence against women implies not only an assault of the body, mind, or soul, but it also occurs when the conditions are being enabled to facilitate it and when the system – the state and the society, excuses it.”
― Shalu Nigam

“My heart aches for you… for them in you
For angels shaking in fright… on a dreadful night
For them on site… for flames leaping on every height
For blood rolling like thunder… o'er a fragile kite
For souls so bright… like remnants of light
For a desperate plight… for hands held tight
My love, in my world… where no hope is in sight
And no right is right… what words can I write?
Our song went lost… with main and might
I'll tell you tonight… in the hush of midnight
Stay here and fight… for a mournful rite”
― Widad Akreyi, Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival