Liz Ebersole

“He was won over by their expressions, because he knew that the eyes of ordinary people were the best reflection of the level of civilization in a time and place.”
― Liu Cixin, The Dark Forest

“Eventually it became obvious. Now it seems odd that I could not see it before.”
― Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

“The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory

“Punching up versus punching down isn’t a mandate or a hard-and-fast rule or a universal taxonomy—I’m sure any contrarian worth his salt could list exceptions all day—it’s simply a reminder that systems of power are always relevant, a helpful thought exercise for people who have trouble grasping why “bitch” is worse than “asshole.” It doesn’t mean that white people are better than black people, it means that we live in a society that treats white people better than black people, and to pretend that we don’t is an act of violence.”
― Lindy West, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman