Stacey Kay

“This is one of the most beautiful parts of being a human—the drive to connect and understand, heal and blossom. This is the kernel that takes my breath away. The piece I want to hold on to.”
― Rebekah Taussig, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

“I won’t be wading in early,” Teddy said. “Too many friends. But I can tell you this, Barack. The power to inspire is rare. Moments like this are rare. You think you may not be ready, that you’ll do it at a more convenient time. But you don’t choose the time. The time chooses you. Either you seize what may turn out to be the only chance you have, or you decide you’re willing to live with the knowledge that the chance has passed you by.”
― Barack Obama, A Promised Land

“...I am struck by how these pitiers unknowingly give voice to the deepest of truths: they cannot imagine this kind of life.”
― Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

“Sometimes things happen and I don’t know what to do with my face.”
― David Sedaris, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020