Atiya Irvin-mitchell

“The past promises us nothing but this: it will abandon us. Leave us orphaned. Unless we abandon it first.”
― Gregory Maguire, Elphie: A Wicked Childhood

“No wonder this palace never felt
as though it was home.
It was built of guilt and betrayals
so large they could not be forgiven.”
― Nikita Gill, Hekate - The Witch

“It seemed to me that anything unpredictable was named dangerous by gods and men alike. But the word unpredictable seemed reserved for women alone. A woman they cannot control, whether goddess or mortal, is a dangerous woman.”
― Nikita Gill, Hekate - The Witch

“But sometimes we tell ourselves the most beautiful lies just to survive the terrible things that we are living through.”
― Nikita Gill, Hekate - The Witch