Sydney

“...every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. And then keep trying, even when it's hard.”
― Eileen Cook, You Owe Me a Murder

“Being good at something doesn't mean that it isn't hard or scary--it just means that you keep moving forward when other people quit.”
― Eileen Cook, You Owe Me a Murder

“You can blame it on circumstances, the environment, but you made the choices you made, no one else. It's a lot to take in all at once, but it's essential that you make an effort to answer that question. Who are human beings? Because who we are determines the type of governing we need. Later on, I hope you can reflect and be honest with yourself about what you learned tonight...And a few stitches in your arm is a cheap price to pay for it...Coriolanus felt nauseous at her words but even more enraged that she had forced him to kill for the sake of her lesson.. Something that significant should have been his decision, not hers. No one's but his. So if I'm a vicious animal, then who are you? You're the teacher who sent her student to beat another boy to death! 243-44”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

“..."My parents never warned me about the fact that the way I talk adn the way I act might lead people to call me white."
"Yeah, I get that," Carter says. "My mom taught me about stereotypes, but she never taught me about the dangers of being the exception to stereotypes."
"Being the exception to Black stereotypes automatically means that you're not as Black.”
― Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry