Connor Ellis

“I was told I was talented. I don't know that it did much except make me lazy when I should have worked harder.”
― Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

“for my 15-year-old, 18-year-old, and 21-year-old me, who didn't know that so much joy was on its way but fought to stick it out anyway.”
― Tash Oakes-monger, All the Things They Said We Couldn't Have: Stories of Trans Joy

“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― Zadie Smith, White Teeth

“Art has to be involved with moral, philosophical, and intellectual conversations. If you call yourself an artist, this is your responsibility.”
― Weiwei Ai, Humanity