Edward Goode

“How to interpret all this gender fluidity? In gods, the union of masculine and feminine shows them to be complementary, inseparable, or one and the same, while simultaneously emphasizing divine attributes such as power, fertility, creativity, and boundlessness. In its completeness, the union of the genders also represents perfection and self-sufficiency, and, by extension, serenity,”
― Neel Burton, The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist

“just hope it’s still living then. The trees don’t know your race or your gender identity or your sexuality. The trees don’t expel you”
― Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

“of character, who don’t believe it when you tell ’em it’s really anything they want. They sit there confused and silly, craning their necks all around, asking over and over for a menu.”
― Gloria Naylor, Bailey's Cafe

“launched a war to destroy the Black Power movement that year. And all they needed to cut Davis down was to know that she was part of the Communist Party. Ronald Reagan, the governor of California at the time, had her fired from UCLA. When she tried to plead her case, it set off a media storm. Hate mail started filling up her mailbox. She received”
― Jason Reynolds, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You