Sarah

“Disabled people were not sexual beings – I had assented to the definition that society had created.”
― Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

“The prosperity of the community grows from the flow of relationships, not the accumulation of goods. When the natural world is understood as a gift instead of private property, there are ethical constraints on the accumulation of abundance that is not yours to own. Gifts are not meant to be hoarded, and thus made scarce for others, but given away, which generates sufficiency for all.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

“Of course, the tweetings of a hunchbacked monster would be more twisted than those of someone with a perfectly erect spine.”
― Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

“Thriving is possible only if you have nurtured strong bonds with your community.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World