Kevin C

“Our daughter was stalked, preyed upon, and assaulted by a grown man. This is when we need our village the most.”
― Tiffany D. Jackson, Grown: A Story About Abuse, Exploitation, and Finding the Truth

“What a thing to acknowledge in your heart! To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a sister-in-law and nieces and nephews, creatures to people the tree of your life and give it new branches. To lose your father is to lose the one whose guidance and help you seek, who supports you like a tree trunk supports its branches. To lose your mother, well, that is like losing the sun above you. It is like losing-I’m sorry, I would rather not go on.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“War makes monsters of men,”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

“Freedom should be freeing, but that doesn't mean it can't be heartbreaking.”
― Adam Silvera, The First to Die at the End