Meera

“I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

“I hope for nothing
I want for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free.”
― Nawal El-Saadawi, Woman at Point Zero

“A three-quarter moon, glowering bone, with a hint of something bruised, battered, scarred. The moon has endured more than anybody can know.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

“History buried becomes history repeated. A whole generation of Africans have been denied the truth of their own history, and so we do not really know ourselves, or our countries. Reclaiming those erased or hidden histories is vital political and creative work, and is central to my purpose as a writer.”
― Shailja Patel, Migritude