Andrea Chow

“People do not survive racism, xenophobia, gender discrimination, and poverty without developing extraordinary skills, systems, and practices of support. And in doing so, they carve a path for everyone else.”
― Mia Birdsong, How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

“Until recently, I didn’t think that humans could choose
loneliness. That there were sometimes forces more powerful than the wish to avoid loneliness.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun

“They fought as though the most important thing was to damage each other as much as possible.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun

“Our generation still carry the old feelings. A part of us refuses to let go. The part that wants to keep believing there’s something unreachable inside each of us. Something that’s unique and won’t transfer. But there’s nothing like that, we know that now. You know that. For people our age it’s a hard one to let go.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun