Kelley

“Eight of the ten commandments are about what thou shalt not. But you can live a whole life not doing any of that stuff and still avoid doing any good. That’s the whole crisis. The rot at the root of everything. The belief that goodness is built on a constructed absence, not-doing. That belief corrupts everything, has everyone with any power sitting on their hands.”
― Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!

“It feels so American to discount dreams because they’re not built of objects, of things you can hold and catalogue and then put in a safe. Dreams give us voices, visions, ideas, mortal terrors, and departed beloveds. Nothing counts more to an individual, or less to an empire.”
― Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!

“The makeup artist wore the proof of her profession on her face.”
― Lottie Hazell, Piglet

“Which author is a bigot? Which is known for sliding into the direct messages of teenagers on Twitter? “Problematic Bingo,” Toni called it, “where all the winners are still old white dudes.”
― Lottie Hazell, Piglet