Alejandra

“And sometimes focusing on what you can control is the only way to lessen the pang in your chest when you think about the things you can't.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

“And I think about all the things we could be
if we were never told our bodies were not built for them.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“Maybe, the only thing that has to make sense about being somebody's friend is that you help them be their best self on any given day. That you give them a home when they don't want to be in their own.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“...a home can only exist in a moment. Something both bound and made. Always temporary, in the grand scheme of things, but vital all the same.”
― Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate